From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate out of negative emotional states than younger adults. Given the declines in…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: To participate successfully in life, it is important to be able to read and write. Nevertheless, many children and adults have difficulties in acquiring these skills and the reason is…
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: New research published online in the scientific journal Addiction shows that plain packaging (requiring cigarettes to be packaged in standard packages without attractive designs and imagery) may help…
From the Perelman School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Greening vacant lots may make neighborhood residents feel safer and may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes, according to a new study from…
From the George Washington University press release via EurekAlert!: New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via ScienceDaily: Specially designed comprehensive behavioral therapy is more effective than sessions offering patient support and education in helping adults with Tourette syndrome manage their tics – sudden,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Psychological scientists have long known that the amount of information we can actively hold in mind at any given time – known as working memory – is…
From the University College London press release: When we focus intently on one task, we often fail to see other things in plain sight – a phenomenon known as ‘inattention blindness’. Scientists already know that…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Patients with hoarding disorder exhibited abnormal activity in regions of the brain that was stimulus dependent when deciding what to do with objects that did…
From the Oregon State University press release: Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of completing college, according to a new study at…