From the University of Missouri press release: The sayings “variety is the spice of life” and “happiness isn’t getting what you want, but wanting what you get” seem to have a psychological basis, according to…
From the Kansas State University press release: A Kansas State University graduate student is creating a schoolyard that can become a therapeutic landscape for children with autism. Chelsey King, master’s student in landscape architecture, St.…
From the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health press release: A new study finds that a stressful home life predisposes young girls to early onset obesity. Interestingly, the study did not find a similar…
From the Ohio State University press release: When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior and thoughts to match…
From the UCSF press release via EurekAlert!: UCSF scientists have identified patterns of brain activity in the rat brain that play a role in the formation and recall of memories and decision-making. The discovery, which…
From the UC Irvine press release: Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and U.S. Army researchers. Heart…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Shop the perimeter and avoid center isles, don’t buy anything at eye level, investigate the label. Grocery shopping can be a daunting task. Moreover, studies have shown that…
From the University of Virginia press release via Newswise: A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be associated with lower…
From the University of Warwick press release: People’s judgements about whether they are depressed depend on how they believe their own suffering “ranks” in relation to the suffering of friends and family and the wider…