From the University of Melbourne press release: Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favour in the workplace, a study by Dr Simon Laham at the University of Melbourne…
From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons press release via EurekAlert!: Increased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and “catastrophizing,” an extreme response to stress. In a new study presented today at…
From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind…
From the RAND Corporation press release via EurekAlert!: A voluntary substance prevention program held after school and presented by trained facilitators can help reduce alcohol use among young adolescents, according to a new RAND Corporation…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone. Baycrest has published the strongest evidence yet that a…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via ScienceDaily: Each part of the body has its own nerve cell area in the brain – we therefore have a map of our bodies in our heads. The…
From the University of Michigan press release: It can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of more than 30…
From the American Physiological Society press release via Newswise: Researchers have long known that specific parts of the brain activate when people view particular images. For example, a region called the fusiform face area turns…