From the University of Washington media release: Adults often form fast opinions about each other’s personalities, especially when it comes to negative traits. If we see someone argue with another driver over a parking space, for…
From the Kansas State University media release: Hollywood-style films may control viewers’ attention more than originally thought, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Lester Loschky, associate professor of psychological sciences, recently published “What Would Jaws…
From the York University media release: Motivating willingness to change is important in treating a person with severe worry. For this, integrating motivational interviewing (MI) techniques into the commonly practised cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the…
From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences media release: The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to new research from the University of…
From the University of Southampton media release: A new study jointly led by the University of Southampton and King’s College London has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math**, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study published in Psychological Science, a…
From the Case Western Reserve University media release: Mindfulness is often viewed as either a touchy-feely fad or valuable management tool that can lift an entire workplace. A new comprehensive analysis of mindfulness research, co-directed…
From the University of Strathclyde media release: Sedentary behaviour increases in children between the ages of nine and 12 — even if they are otherwise physically active, according to research at the Universities of Strathclyde…
From the Mayo Clinic media release: Medical students are more prone to alcohol abuse than their peers not attending medical school, especially if they are young, single and under a high debt load. That’s according to…
From the PLOS media release: Brain swelling is a strong predictor of death in children with cerebral malaria (a severe form of the disease where parasites have accumulated in brain vessels), and also in mice with…