From the Cornell University press release via EurekAlert!: College-aged women judge promiscuous female peers — defined by bedding 20 sexual partners by their early 20s — more negatively than more chaste women and view them…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa perceive their bodies as being larger than they are and this disturbed body representation affects their movements, according to research…
From the NIH media release: Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: In a recent study by Routledge Journal’s Media Psychology, entitled “Feeling better but doing worse: Effects of Facebook self-presentation on implicit self esteem and cognitive task…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Clinicians often wait too long before talking to elderly patients about giving up driving even though many may be open to those discussions earlier, according…
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in…
From the American Institute of Physics press release via EurekAlert!: During command and control operations, military personnel are frequently exposed to extreme auditory overload – essentially bombarded by multiple messages coming from radio networks, loudspeakers,…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: The birth of new neurons in the adult brain sharpens memory in rodents, but whether the same holds true for humans has long been debated. A study…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists, like Buddhist monks and Zen masters, have known for years that meditation can reduce anxiety, but not how. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist…
From the Queen Mary, University of London press release via EurekAlert!: Names can provide a clue to a person’s background, and with certain names come certain preconceptions. But could a parent’s choice of name for…