From the Center for BrainHealth media release: How scientists study the effects of marijuana on the brain is changing. Until recently marijuana research largely excluded tobacco users from its participant pool, but scientists at the…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Cyberbullying was associated with mental health and substance use problems in adolescents but family dinners may help protect teens from the consequences of cyberbullying and also be…
From the Elsevier media release: The older the clinician, the more likely they are to think playing video games leads to violent behavior, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior. Psychology professor Dr.…
From the Institute for Basic Science media release: The burgeoning field of optogenetics has seen another breakthrough with the creation of a new plant-human hybrid protein molecule called OptoSTIM1. In South Korea, a research team led…
From the Elsevier media release: The latest issue of Biological Psychiatry presents the results of three studies implicating metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGluR2) as a new molecular target for the treatment of addiction. Group II metabotropic…
From the University of Arkansas at Little Rock media release: A project at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that could help millions of visually impaired people will move forward thanks to funding from the…
From the University of Florida media release: Stroke victims who use Medicaid or are uninsured were more likely to die, stay hospitalized longer and have worse medical outcomes than patients with private insurance, a study by…
From the Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) media release: New research shows that teaching young adolescents practical cooking skills leads to positive changes for the entire family. In an article published in Applied Physiology,…
From the Cornell University media release: Victory was sweet for the U.S. Women’s World Cup team 5-2 victory this weekend — but it’s a safe bet that the vanquished team from Japan was reaching for…
From the Brigham Young University media release: A group of preschoolers were given one shot to beat the world’s fastest builder of block towers. Unbeknownst to the children, it had already been decided who would…