From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Paying for a cup of coffee with a smartphone instead of a credit card is gaining prominence among consumers — and is disrupting their spending patterns…
From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: They clean their hands, many times in a row. They click switches on and off, over and over. They check — and re-check, and check…
From the University of Maryland press release: You’re walking along a busy city street. All around you are the sounds of subway trains, traffic, and music coming from storefronts. Suddenly, you realize one of the…
From the University of Turku press release: Infant brain development is still poorly understood. Thus, research on the topic is vital as developing brains are sensitive to early environmental factors. Recognising this, the FinnBrain imaging…
From the University of Warwick press release: Disturbances during sleep decreases capability to control posture and balance according to researchers from the Department of Engineering and Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick who…
From the University of Utah Health press release: When your doctor asks how often you exercise, do you give her an honest answer? How about when she asks what you’ve been eating lately? If you’ve…
From the University of Alberta press release: Upchuck, bubby, boff, wriggly, yaps, giggle, cooch, guffaw, puffball, and jiggly: the top 10 funniest words in the English language, according to a new study by University of…
From the Iowa State University press release: Losing just a couple hours of sleep at night makes you angrier, especially in frustrating situations, according to new Iowa State University research. While the results may seem…
From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas press release: The onset of schizophrenia in young adults can put an immediate halt to life goals, with one set of symptoms being particularly debilitating. Negative symptoms in…
From the Colorado State University press release: Conservation scientists and statisticians at Colorado State University have teamed up to solve a key problem for the study of sensitive behaviors like poaching, harassment, bribery, and drug…