From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Why do adults continue to play throughout their lives while most other mature mammals cease such behavior? According to researchers at Penn State, playfulness may serve…
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: You’re on the bus, and one of the only free seats is next to you. How, and why, do you stop another passenger sitting there? New research reveals…
From the University of Missouri press release by Kate McIntyre: Infants innately relieve stress by crying, turning their heads or maintaining eye contact. Adults manage emotional tension using problem-solving or by seeking support. A new…
From the UC San Diego press release via EurekAlert!: The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is advancing age. By age 85, the likelihood of developing the dreaded neurological disorder is roughly 50 percent.…
From the University of Illinois press release: The male response to depictions of ideal masculinity in advertising is typically negative, which has implications for advertisers and marketers targeting the increasingly fragmented consumer demographic, according to…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: While drinking caffeine each day does not appear to help improve sleepiness among people with Parkinson’s disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to…
From the American Psychological Association press release via ScienceDaily: First-time mothers who pay attention to their emotional and physical changes during their pregnancy may feel better and have healthier newborns than new mothers who don’t,…
From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via ScienceDaily: Speech, sensory perception, thought formation, decision-making processes and movement are complex tasks that the brain only masters when individual nerve cells (neurons) are well connected.…
From the University of Southern California press release: In a new study published in the journal Vision Research, researchers at the University of Southern California show that the eyes and attention of men and women…
From the Ohio State University press release: An analysis of jailhouse phone calls between men charged with felony domestic violence and their victims allowed researchers for the first time to see exactly what triggered episodes…