From the University of St. Andrews press release via EurekAlert!: Human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers at the University of St…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Experiencing connections, regularities, and coherence in their environment may lead people to feel a greater sense of meaning in life, according to a new study published in…
From the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) press release via HealthCanal: A researcher with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has found that depression and back pain are part of a…
From the King’s College London press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists from King’s College London have identified patterns of epigenetic changes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by studying genetically identical twins who differ in autism…
From the University of Nottingham press release via HealthCanal: We can often predict what people are going to do. But is it possible to guess what it was that made them do it? Guessing what…
From the Michigan State University press release: College coaches who emphasize their players’ academic abilities may be the best defense against the effects of “dumb jock” stereotypes, a Michigan State University study suggests. Researchers found…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via ScienceDaily: IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: The disrupted metabolism of sugar, fat and calcium is part of the process that causes the death of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in…
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology press release via MedicalXpress: Depression is the leading cause of disability with more than 350 million people globally affected by this disease. In addition to debilitating…
From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: A worrisome increase in obesity levels in much of the world suggests that current methods of motivating people to eat healthier food and get more exercise are not…