From the University of Missouri-Columbia via EurekAlert!: Contemplating death doesn’t necessarily lead to morose despondency, fear, aggression or other negative behaviors, as previous research has suggested. Following a review of dozens of studies, University of…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding practices,…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: “Love thy neighbor” is preached from many a pulpit. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by…
From the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology press release via AlphaGalileo: It’s night time. The light suddenly goes out in the room where you are. At the same time you hear somebody crying: “Fire!”. You…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Children as young as 11 months of age show a natural affinity for animals and this attraction includes animals that are widely feared by adults,…
From the University of Toronto Mississauga press release by Kimberley Wright: Although a doting mom cuddling and caressing her infant may not seem to have much in common with a rat mother, she does. Not…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: The findings of a new study suggest that the protective effects of an active cognitive lifestyle arise through multiple biological pathways. For some time researchers have been aware…
From the Syracuse University press release: Students of all ages could improve their test scores if the category of information changed abruptly midway through the test, according to a new study on memory by researchers…
From the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience press release via AlphaGalileo: They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, this is not always true. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN-KNAW) have…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids, appear to reduce cognitive decline in older adults according to a new study published today in Annals of Neurology, a…