From the University of Exeter press release via ScienceDaily: Our ‘gut feelings’ influence our decisions, overriding ‘rational’ thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem to be unfair, according to a new…
From the University of Michigan press release: Married men will eat their peas to keep the peace, but many aren’t happy about it, and may even binge on unhealthy foods away from home. “The key…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: A study carried out at the University of Leicester’s School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable are more likely to prefer aggressive…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via Newswise: Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of…
From the Elhuyar Fundazioa press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology have designed a programme called Mírate bien (Take a good look at yourself). It is a tool designed…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other types of dementia are most common in the very elderly, and are associated with huge health costs. With a rapidly…
From the UC Davis Health System press release: A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with…
From the Universität Basel press release via AlphaGalileo: Experiencing distressing memories of a shocking experience characterizes posttraumatic stress disorder. Scientists from the University of Basel have now discovered that a genetic factor for good memory…
From the Victoria University press release: Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there…