From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Winning sounds on slot machines make gambling more exciting, according to a new study by Mike Dixon and colleagues from the University of Waterloo in Canada. Moreover, their…
From the UC Berkeley press release by Yasmin Anwar via HealthCanal: Neuroscientists have found that sleep deprivation amplifies anticipatory anxiety by firing up the brain’s amygdala and insular cortex, regions associated with emotional processing. The…
From the Columbia Business School press release via HealthCanal: A new study from researchers at leading business schools reveals that expansive physical settings (e.g. having a big desk to stretch out while doing work or…
From the INSERM press release via ScienceDaily: Work pressure, tension at home, financial difficulties … the list of causes of stress grows longer every day. There have been several studies in the past showing that…
From the University of Arizona press release by Alexis Blue via MedicalXpress: While men tend to match their partners’ emotions during mutual cooperation, women may have the opposite response, according to new research. Cooperation is…
From the University of East Anglia press release via HealthCanal: New virtual imaging technology could be used as part of therapy to help people get over social anxiety according to new research from the University…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: You might be falling in love with that new car, but you probably wouldn’t pay as much for it if you could resist the feeling. Researchers at…
From the European Society of Cardiology press release via AlphaGalileo: People who believe that stress is having an adverse impact on their health are probably right, because they have an increased risk of suffering a…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release by Melissa Carlson via ScienceDaily: Lying awake in bed plagues everyone occasionally, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, sleeplessness is routine. University of Pittsburgh researchers report in…
From the De Gruyter press release via AlphaGalileo: Humor is an intrinsic part of human experience. It plays a role in every aspect of human existence, from day-to-day conversation to television shows. Yet little research…