From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Playing a science-based mobile gaming app for 25 minutes can reduce anxiety in stressed individuals, according to research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the…
From the Northwestern University media release: There is a lot that 19-month-old children can’t do: They can’t tie their shoes or get their mittens on the correct hands. But they can use words they do…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Just like adults, children as young as 3 tend to judge an individual’s character traits, such as trustworthiness and competence, simply by looking at the person’s face,…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: For families who moved out of high-poverty neighborhoods, boys experienced an increase and girls a decrease in rates of depression and conduct disorder, according to a study…
From the Springer media release: For Chinese and Vietnamese immigrant parents and their children, success is equal to getting straight As, graduating from an elite university and pursuing an advanced degree. However, these narrow measures…
From the McGill University media release: Rate of change in the thickness of the brain’s cortex is an important factor associated with a person’s change in IQ, according to a collaborative study by scientists in…
From the Northeastern University media release: A recent study sheds new light on the phenomenon known as “gaydar,” or the ability to determine another person’s sexual orientation. The study found that women who identified as…
From the University of Liverpool media release: People who copy their friend’s drinking behavior will deny that their decision has been influenced, researchers have shown. A new study, conducted in the University of Liverpool’s bar…
From the American Psychological Association media release: Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center media release: Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or…