From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: No matter how much time you’ve spent training your brain to multitask by playing “Call of Duty,” you’re probably no better at talking on the phone while…
From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: Research into alcohol’s effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding…
From the UC Santa Barbara press release via EurekAlert!: You pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A. Time. Because you haven’t actually typed…
From the University of Utah Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still makes hearts flutter—and in a new study with people who have the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome,…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: An arsenal of Alzheimer’s research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A team led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the most common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease…
From the University College Cork press release via AlphaGalileo: UCC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in the gut during early life. Their…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via MedicalXpress: The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had…
From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Financial loss can lead to irrational behavior. Now, research by Weizmann Institute scientists reveals that the effects of loss go even deeper: Loss can compromise our early…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Out of control competitive aggression could be a result of a lagging neurotransmitter called dopamine, say researchers presenting a study at the Society of Nuclear…