From the Texas Tech University press release: The simplicity of the platform and brevity of posts are key factors in determining how students can become addicted. In a world where people struggle with a seemingly diminishing…
From the University of Western Ontario press release: It has long puzzled fundraisers why, in any appeal, some people will eagerly jump in with the throng while others equally passionate about the cause will reject the…
From the North Carolina State University press release: Research from North Carolina State University finds that driving speed fluctuates more when a driver’s mind wanders from focusing on the act of driving — and that the…
From the New York University press release: A team of neuroscientists has uncovered how our brains organize, over time, our experiences: that is, according to their similarities. “It is as if in order to make sense…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release: Pigeons are capable of switching between two tasks as quickly as humans — and even more quickly in certain situations. These are the findings of biopsychologists who had performed the same…
From the Medical University of South Carolina press release: Why do some drug users continue to seek out drugs despite the prospect of losing family, friends, health or livelihood? There are notable features — cues —…
From the University of California, Irvine press release: Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends. However, according to a recent research synthesis…
From the McGill University press release: For the first time, researchers have been able to see changes in the neural structures in specific areas of the brains of people who suffered severe abuse as children. Difficulties…
From the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg press release: Visitors to the Oktoberfest have always known it and now it has been scientifically proven — beer can lift your spirits. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) examined 13,000 food components…
From the Linköping University press release: The tendency of dogs to seek contact with their owners is associated with genetic variations in sensitivity for the hormone oxytocin, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden.…