From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too. Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a…
From the Cornell University press release via MedicalXpress: The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, reports a recent Cornell study…
From the UC Davis press release: UC Davis researchers have found novel compounds that disrupt the formation of amyloid, the clumps of protein in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease believed to be important…
From the St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center press release via MedicalXPress: Barrow Neurological Institute researchers Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen Macknik, and Susana Martinez-Conde share the recent cover of the Journal of Neuroscience in a compelling…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: A study performed in Hungary and published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new group intervention that may prevent depression…
From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release via AlphaGalileo: Autism has a strong genetic basis, but so far efforts to identify the responsible genes have had mixed results. The reason for this is that…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: During high school the parents of teenagers’ friends can have as much effect on the teens’ substance use as their own parents, according to prevention researchers.…
From the UT Dallas press release: A prison inmate’s IQ, as well as the average IQ of a prison unit, can play a role in predicting violent prison misconduct, according to a recently published UT…
From the Umeå University press release via AlphaGalileo: Aging may seem unavoidable, but that’s not necessarily so when it comes to the brain. So say researchers in the April 27th issue of the Cell Press…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: A Northwestern University study that will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals’ rich experience…