From the University of Southampton press release: Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of… Read more »
From the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT press release via Newswise: When you experience a new event, your brain encodes a memory of it by altering the connections… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Will borrowing money to buy a new car make you feel richer? It depends on your net worth, says a new study… Read more »
From the British Psychological Society press release via AlphaGalileo: Empathy can be taught to children with autism by watching a specially designed cartoon. This is the finding of research discussed… Read more »
From the BYU press release via MedicalXPress: Even for well-prepared couples, the transition to parenthood can be downright stressful. Now a study offers some encouraging news: Blogging may be helping… Read more »
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center via EurekAlert!: A person’s risk of suffering a heart attack increases by approximately 21 times in the first 24 hours after losing a… Read more »
From the Duke University Medical Center release: Tuning in to tune out may be just what’s needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer… Read more »
From the Victoria University (Australia) press release: Excessive video gamers may have higher levels of anxiety and depression, according to preliminary studies at Victoria University. Video gaming researcher Daniel Loton… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Older people tend to be happier. But why? Some psychologists believe that cognitive processes are responsible—in particular, focusing on and remembering positive… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A… Read more »
