From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Conservatives and liberals don’t just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store, according to new research…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: Rats can’t usually see infrared light, but they have “touched” it in a Duke University lab. The rats sensed the light as a sensation of touch after…
From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: Aphasia, an impairment in speaking and understanding language after a stroke, is frustrating both for victims and their loved ones. In two talks Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013,…
From the University of Oxford press release via EurekAlert!: Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a study in mice led by researchers…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: “You are what you eat,” the saying goes, but is what you eat playing a role in how much you…
From the McGill University press release via ScienceDaily: Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain’s ability to be plastic — that is to change and adapt according to…
From the Brown University press release via HealthCanal: Why does training in mindfulness meditation help patients manage chronic pain and depression? In a newly published neurophysiological review, Brown University scientists propose that mindfulness practitioners gain…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their…
From the Iowa State University press release via HealthCanal: Understanding the relationship between narcissism and envy may provide some insight into sudden outbursts of aggressive behavior. Narcissism has long been associated with envy in the…
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: The founder of a decades-long scientific study that has proved the enduring benefits of early education today (Feb. 15, 2013) applauded President Barack Obama’s recent call for…