From the NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine press release: Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which the body’s immune reaction to viruses like influenza and HIV may cause learning and…
From the Springer press release: Through targeted training, people can be guided to develop a better inner awareness about their own mental states, and to have a better understanding of the mental state of others.…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Personalized ads now follow us around the web, their content drawn from tracking our online activity. The ad industry has suggested we’re OK with it — that…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) press release: New research from scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus shows that distant parts of the brain are called into action to store a…
From the Universität Bonn press release: A study led by the University of Bonn opens a new perspective with regard to the development of dementia. The scientists blocked the breakdown of a certain fat molecule in…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A 12-week program of instruction and practice of the Chinese martial art tai chi led to significantly reduced symptoms of depression in Chinese Americans not receiving any other treatments.…
From the Universität Tubingen press release: Sleep helps us to retain the information that we have learned during the day. We know from animal experiments that new memories are reactivated during sleep. The brain replays…
From the American Psychological Association press release: People who struggle to cope with uncertainty or the ambiguity of potential future threats may have an unusually large striatum, an area of the brain already associated with general…
From the Leeds Beckett University press release: Children who take part in lessons which include physical activity show an increase in health-enhancing physical activity and academic performance, according to research carried out by Leeds Beckett…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: Service animals help owners navigate daily tasks and often have years of training to help them serve disability-related functions. However, little consensus exists when it comes to the certification…