From the Cedars-Sinai press release: Cedars-Sinai neuroscience investigators have found that Alzheimer’s disease affects the retina — the back of the eye — similarly to the way it affects the brain. The study also revealed…
From the University at Buffalo press release: The fact that spouses often become caregivers for their ailing partners is quite common in American life — and few roles are more stressful. Yet helping behaviors, which are…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Our gut instinct about whether a stranger poses a threat is as good when we’re 80 as when we’re 18, according to new research. Older people are as good…
From the University of Gothenburg press release: Stress, fatigue, and feeling like your memory is failing you. These are the symptoms of a growing group of patients studied as part of a thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy.…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: While online networking sites enable individuals to increase their professional connections, to what extent do these ties actually lead to job opportunities? A new…
From the Springer press release: When someone asks a question during a conversation, their conversation partner answers more quickly if the questioner also moves their hands or head to accompany their words. These are the…
From the University of Liverpool press release: It appears to be a case of ‘do what makes you happy’ for people who regularly walk their dogs. According to new University of Liverpool research, owners are motivated…
From the Journal of Retailing at New York University press release: If a store is crowded, people tend to buy more if the sound system is playing a fast-paced song rather than a ballad. That’s what…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: What it takes to thrive, rather than merely survive, could be as simple as feeling good about life and yourself and being good at something, according to new…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain’s frontostriatal reward system, both during periods of rest and while performing…