From the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release via MedicalXpress: Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release via Newswise: Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals…
From the University of Oregon press release via EurekAlert!: Water could change the way we eat. That’s the conclusion of new research by T. Bettina Cornwell of the University of Oregon and Anna R. McAlister…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Health professionals commonly say, “Don’t look and it won’t hurt” before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a new study published in BioMed Central’s open access…
From the University of Leicester press release: Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice with neurodegenerative…
From the University of Sydney press release via HealthCanal: The experience of ‘mental silence’ is linked with better health outcomes and greater wellbeing according to a University of Sydney study. The area of greatest difference…
From the Wichita State University press release via Newswise: Of all the dangers on the road, drivers are what you have to watch out for the most. Alex Chaparro, director of Wichita State University’s psychology…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence…