From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Patients with anorexia have trouble accurately judging their own body size, but not others’, according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal…
From the IOS Press press release via EurekAlert!: Research has found that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across multiple cognitive…
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 Michigan State University press release via HealthCanal: A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts. New research…
From the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease are not fully understood, but a good deal of evidence points to the accumulation of β-amyloid, a protein that’s…
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 University of Helsinki press release via EurekAlert!: The genetics research group, based at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center and led by Professor Hannes Lohi, has in collaboration with an…
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 American Academy of Neurology press release: People who are free of dementia and have high levels of a protein that indicates the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People who are obese and also have high blood pressure and other risk factors called metabolic abnormalities may experience a faster decline in their cognitive…