From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity…
From the University of Stavanger press release via HealthCanal: Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research at the University of Stavanger (UiS) and Bergen’s Center for Crisis Psychology…
From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Rats use a sense that humans don’t: whisking. They move their facial whiskers back and forth about eight times a second to locate objects in their environment.…
From the Duke University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear…
From the UC Davis Health System press release via EurekAlert!: UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, anxiety — but not intelligence — is…
From the University of Notre Dame press release by Shannon Chapla via ScienceDaily: Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: After a natural disaster occurs, we often find ourselves glued to the TV, seeking out details about the extent of the damage and efforts at recovery. While…
From the IOS Press press release via EurekAlert!: Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an…
From the National Institutes of Health press release via MedicalXpress: The brain holds in mind what has just been seen by synchronizing brain waves in a working memory circuit, an animal study supported by the…
From the Swinburne University of Technology press release via MedicalXpress: A daily multivitamin supplement may improve brain efficiency in older women, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology. Centre for Human Psychopharmacology researcher…