From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, find two new studies. Previous studies of exposure to aircraft noise have…
From the Baylor University media release: Turning to the Internet to find out what ails you is common, but for folks who have trouble handling uncertainty, “cyberchondria” — the online counterpart to hypochondria — worsens…
From the media release: Lots of people say they do. They’re “carrying guilt” or “weighed down by guilt.” Are these just expressions, or is there something more to these metaphors? Princeton researcher Martin Day and…
From the Brigham Young University media release: To pinpoint why depression messes with memory, researchers took a page from Sesame Street’s book. The show’s popular game “One of these things is not like the others”…
From the Brigham Young University media release: Warning Instagrammers: you might want to stop taking so many pictures of your food. New research out of BYU finds that looking at too many pictures of food…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business media release: Let’s face it — no one likes to wait. We’re a culture of instant gratification. But what if the very act we dislike can…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Drug ads often warn of serious side effects, from nausea and bleeding to blindness, even death. New research suggests that, rather than scaring consumers away, these warnings…
From the Cornell University media release: After a long week, you relax and pour yourself a glass of wine — but could the wine glass you choose cause you to pour more than you think?…
From the American Physiological Society (APS) media release: The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article, “Placebo and the New Physiology…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Friendships matter throughout life, and in early adolescence they provide validation and emotional support. Now a new study has found that friendships across ethnic groups…