From the Seattle Children’s Research Institute press release: Long-term use and abuse of opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, has markedly increased in the United States in the last two decades. Of note, prescription…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release via EurekAlert!: New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that…
From the Georgia Tech press release: According to some estimates, the average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day. About one out of every seven of those messages, says a new study from Georgia…
From the Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science press release via Newswise: By participating in a peer- and community-driven education program, a new study offers evidence supporting community-based intervention as a successful…
From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: An educational program designed to rid schools of bullying behaviour directed at students who stutter is proving effective at changing attitudes in the classroom, according to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: A lucky rabbit foot. A glass of wine. A pill. What do these things all have in common? Their effects – whether we do well on a…
From the Michigan State University press release: In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, Michigan State University scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult. A…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers studying stroke patients have found a strong association between impairments in a network of the brain involved in emotional regulation and the severity…
From the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut du Cerveau (CNRS) press release via MedicalXpress: Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an international team led by French researchers from the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut du Cerveau…