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Metaphors bias perceptions of scientific discovery

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology media release: Whether ideas are “like a light bulb” or come forth as “nurtured seeds,” how we describe discovery shapes people’s perceptions of both inventions and inventors. Notably,… 

Stress and obesity biologically linked

From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem media release: Metabolic and anxiety-related disorders both pose a significant healthcare burden, and are in the spotlight of contemporary research and therapeutic efforts. Although intuitively we assume that these… 

Scientists identify new lead in search for Parkinson’s cure

From the Iowa State University media release: Recently published research from Iowa State University may hint at a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. In a paper published in the academic journal Nature Communications, ISU scientists identified… 

Drinking beer helps us see happy faces faster

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) media release: What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific emotions and allows us to see happy… 

Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources

From the Purdue University media release: New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use “common-pool resources” such as transportation systems and fisheries even if it risks failure of the system, to… 

‘Sixth sense’ may be more than just a feeling

From the National Institutes of Health media release: With the help of two young patients with a unique neurological disorder, an initial study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health suggests that a gene called…