From the University of Missouri press release: Parenting infants and toddlers can be challenging, and for generations, mothers have turned to other moms for advice. Now, with the availability of the Internet, mothers are consulting…
From the King’s College London press release: An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. The study of nearly 6,000 people…
From the INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) press release via ScienceDaily: Physical inactivity is a major public health problem that has both social and neurobiological causes. According to the…
From the RTI International press release via Newswise: As the spotlight on healthy eating and nutrition grows ever-brighter, new research suggests that including colorful and graphic nutrition information on product packages helps consumers better understand…
From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how these interactions help infants develop.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research using new technology shows that our ability to imitate facial expressions depends on learning that occurs through visual feedback. Studies of the chameleon effect confirm what…
From the APA press release via Newswise: Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian society. Researchers who spent two years looking…
From the UC Irvine press release via ScienceDaily: A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers…
From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via HealthCanal: Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and threats, has tended to focus on its social…