From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: It’s an age-old debate: are time-outs bad for kids? Now, a new study suggests that despite sometimes getting a bad rap in the news, the…
From the University of Dundee press release: We all know that food shopping when hungry is a bad idea but new research from the University of Dundee suggests that people might want to avoid making…
From the University College London press release: The intensity of brain activity during the day, notwithstanding how long we’ve been awake, appears to increase our need for sleep, according to a new UCL study in…
From the University of Kent press release: New research led by the University of Kent shows that popular mobile phone games could provide a new tool to help doctors spot early signs of cognitive decline,…
From the Boston University press release: Peter Blake, a Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences and director of BU’s Social Development and Learning Lab, set out to better understand how and when…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Does having close friends boost your self-esteem, or does having high self-esteem influence the quality of your friendships? Both, according to a meta-analysis of more than two decades…
From the Cell Press press release: You’d expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new study reported in the journal Current Biology on September 26 suggests…
From the Technical University of Munich (TUM) press release: Success is no accident: To reach your goal you need perseverance. But where does the motivation come from? An international team of researchers led by scientists…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News press release: A new study has shown that an interactive avatar, which gives both instructions and feedback on the attention of the learner, can improve the performance…
From the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center press release: Three new studies by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Cincinnati, highlight the relationship between air pollution…