From the Boise State University press release via Newswise: When one friend admits they are “into” the other but the feeling isn’t mutual, the relationship can indeed be in jeopardy. Friendships often dissolve under these…
From the Ryerson University press release: People collect things all the time: books, newspapers, stamps. But when a casual hobby turns into an incessant need to hoard, it becomes a disorder that requires intervention. But…
From the Concordia University press release: We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an accurate forecast when it comes to something as complex…
From the RTI International press release via Newswise: For couples who may believe a baby will improve a rocky relationship, new research from RTI International and Pennsylvania State University finds that violence between a couple…
From the Thomas Jefferson University press release via Newswise: Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital determined that mantra-based meditation can have a positive impact on emotional responses to stress, fatigue and anxiety in adults with…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Trying to make a big decision while you’re also preparing for a scary presentation? You might want to hold off on that. Feeling stressed changes how people…
From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Even though typical dance-floor activity might suggest otherwise, humans generally demonstrate a remarkable capacity to synchronize their body movements in response to auditory stimuli. But is this ability…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: In a study published in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Katherine Rice and colleagues, from the Marcus…
From the SAGE Publications press release via MedicalXPress: Hailed since ancient times for its medicinal properties, we still have a lot to learn about the effects of rosemary. Now researchers writing in Therapeutic Advances in…
From the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft press release via HealthCanal: Interactive learning with the aid of a computer was the hype of recent years. But as users quickly discovered: learning on a computer monitor is almost as tedious…