From the San Francisco State University press release via EurekAlert!: In today’s tough job market, more job-seekers could be facing interview questions like this: Why are manholes round? Or how many barbershops are there in…
From the University of Iowa press release by Richard C. Lewis via EurekAlert!: Parents: Want to help ensure your children turn out to be happy and socially well adjusted? Bond with them when they are…
From the Washington State University press release via EurekAlert!: Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer’s-like mental impairment. Their compound, which is…
From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: For the past four decades, the “marshmallow test” has served as a classic experimental measure of children’s self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy…
From the Newcastle University press release: Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a knife on a bottle is so unpleasant.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: In recent years, educators have come to focus more and more on the importance of lab-based experimentation, hands-on participation, student-led inquiry, and the use of “manipulables” in…
From the University of Montreal press release via Newswise: Bad news articles in the media increase women’s sensitivity to stressful situations, but do not have a similar effect on men, according to a study undertaken…
From the ECU press release via HealthCanal: A compound found in a common spice could hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease. More than 200 Australians are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease every day and by…
From the Methodist Hospital, Houston press release via Newswise: Research shows that managing and treating vascular disease risk factors are not only beneficial to preventing heart disease and stroke, but also common forms of dementia.…
From the Tokyo Institute of Technology press release via ResearchSEA: Understanding how the human brain categorizes information through signs and language is a key part of developing computers that can ‘think’ and ‘see’ in the…