From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in…
From the Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus press release via EurekAlert!: A study in mice conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) suggests that a woman’s risk of anxiety and dysfunctional social…
From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are,…
From the Johns Hopkins press release via EurekAlert!: It’s not just in movies where nerds get their revenge. A study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking,…
From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can’t recall what you ate for dinner…
From the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) press release by Jeffrey Norris via HealthCanal: Research has shown that women are at greater risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men. Now, scientists based…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Why do some colleges have persistently high levels of binge drinking? It may be because, at these schools, binge drinking is associated with high status and…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release: Major depression affects as many as 16% of reproductive-aged women in the U.S. Yet pregnant women have a higher rate of undiagnosed depression than nonpregnant women, according…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: The price a consumer will pay for a product is often significantly less than the price they will accept to sell it. According to…