From the BYU press release via HealthCanal: Setting a price limit when shopping often backfires, according to new research from Brigham Young University and Emory University marketing professors. The study found that merely thinking about…
From the UC San Francisco press release: Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’ feelings, according to a…
From the University of South Carolina press release via Newswise: Beach rental companies could earn bigger profits this summer if they know when to market a vacation stay for two weeks rather than 14 days.…
From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Our ability to ignore some, but not other stimuli, allows us to focus our attention and improve our performance on a specific task. The ability to respond to…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: A type of cell plentiful in the brain, long considered mainly the stuff that holds the brain together and oft-overlooked by scientists more interested in flashier…
From the IOS Press press release: Investigators from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, have shown that in most elderly patients invasive and expensive techniques, i.e. lumbar puncture and PET scan, are not useful to establish…
From the UC San Diego press release via Newswise: The first atlas of the surface of the human brain based upon genetic information has been produced by a national team of scientists, led by researchers…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via HealthCanal: There is a long-lasting and at times intense debate about the possible link between violent computer games and aggressiveness. A group of researchers from the University…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: The deposition of amyloid beta in the brain of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease is the focus of much research into both its cause and treatment. While…
From the University of Sydney press release via HealthCanal: Personal-best (PB) goals for at-risk children such as those with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) may be one way of closing the achievement gap in schools,…