From the University of Illinois press release via Physorg: Students with cognitive and learning disabilities who engaged in a self-directed learning program were more likely to access mainstream instruction and achieve their academic or other…
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release via ScienceDaily: Anyone that has ever had trouble sleeping can attest to the difficulties at work the following day. Experts recommend eight hours of sleep per night…
From the Aalto University press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed the world’s first device designed for mapping the human brain that combines whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic resonance imaging…
From the USC Marshall School of Business press release via EurekAlert!: How do sexual cues affect consumer behavior? New research from USC Marshall School of Business Assistant Professor of Marketing Kyu Kim and Gal Zauberman,…
From the University of Missouri press release: In a University of Missouri study, girls and boys started grade school with different approaches to solving arithmetic problems, with girls favoring a slow and accurate approach and…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Text messaging may offer tweens a quick way to send notes to friends and family, but it could lead to declining language and grammar skills, according…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of Kentucky have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize cocaine. These high-activity cocaine-metabolizing enzymes could…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We all know that, for the most part, it’s wrong to kill other people, it’s inappropriate to wear jeans to bed, and we shouldn’t ignore people when…
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via AlphaGalileo: Even though we have the impression that we see the world around us as it really is, our perception is strongly influenced by our expectations. Our…
From the University of Warwick press release: Just a tiny hint of opportunity has a disproportionately powerful effect – making unfairness more acceptable to disadvantaged people, new research has found. A study by Eugenio Proto,…