From the University of Maryland press release: Though cellphones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded, finds a recent study from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release: Experts from the Rush Institute of Health Aging have found that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. The results of…
From the UC San Diego press release: Gazing into your lover’s eyes isn’t only romantic; it also releases a brain chemical called oxytocin that strengthens social bonds in a variety of species. For some people…
From the Miriam Hospital press release: Is weight loss “contagious”? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other’s weight loss, suggesting…
From the University of Warwick press release: Humans move between ‘patches’ in their memory using the same strategy as bees flitting between flowers for pollen or birds searching among bushes for berries. Researchers at the…
From the BYU press release: Online role playing games negatively affect real-life marital satisfaction, according to a new Brigham Young University study to be published February 15th in the Journal of Leisure Research. The study…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: At an age when “ba-ba” and “da-da” may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a new study. In research focused…
From the McGill University press release: For some, the pain is so great that they can’t even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and…
From the UCLA press release via Newswise: Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults, and the number will increase, given the population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people…
From the Ohio State University press release: A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.…