From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in recommending a new type of therapeutic approach to dementia. The study published in the journal Neurology…
From the University of St. Andrews press release via MedicalXpress: New research suggests that it is possible to suppress emotional autobiographical memories. The study published this month by psychologists at the University of St Andrews…
From the RIKEN press release via MedicalXpress: Neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy involve an imbalance between two types of synapses in the brain: excitatory synapses that release the neurotransmitter glutamate, and inhibitory…
From the Temple University press release via EurekAlert!: In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those…
From the Salk Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The hormone oxytocin – often referred to as the “trust” hormone or “love hormone” for its role in stimulating emotional responses – plays an important role in…
From the University of Warwick press release via AlphaGalileo: New research published in PNAS, a leading interdisciplinary journal, suggests reasons why the richest should pay more tax; why rewarding the top performers leads to recurrent…
From the University of Copenhagen press release: Scientists have discovered that plant compounds from a South African flower may in time be used to treat diseases originating in the brain – including depression. At the…
From the Oregon State University press release: Researchers at Oregon State University have confirmed what we knew all along – children in this country are increasingly sedentary, spending too much time sitting and looking at…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists from the University of South Florida and Fudan University in Shanghai found increases in brain volume and improvements on tests of memory and thinking in…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: ‘We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.’ – Ed Harris, The Truman Show (1998) Over the last decade, millions of words…