From the University of Stirling press release: Young people who have tried an e-cigarette may be more likely to go on to smoke cigarettes compared with those who have not, a study led by University of…
From the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: For decades researchers have been investigating the underlying foundations of Alzheimer’s disease to provide clues for the design of a successful therapy. This week, VIB/KU Leuven…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Individual differences in the pattern of release of the hormone cortisol in response to a stressful experience reveal how stressed a person actually feels, suggests a study of healthy…
From the Harvard University press release: Harvard scientists have gained new insights into how the brain networks important for thought and remembering are organized in individual people, bringing the notion of using brain scans to help…
From the American Geriatrics Society press release: Eating foods included in two healthy diets — the Mediterranean or the MIND diet — is linked to a lower risk for memory difficulties in older adults, according to…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) press release: Schizophrenia patients often experience an altered sense of self, e.g. as if someone else is controlling their actions. This impairment is described as a deficit in…
From the Thomas Jefferson University press release: Researchers at Jefferson’s Maternal Addiction Treatment Education & Research (MATER) program found significant improvement in the quality of parenting among mothers who participated in a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based parenting intervention…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release: Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have identified a cluster of nerve cells in the male mouse’s brain that, when activated, triggers territorial rage in a variety of…
From the King’s College London press release: Brain stimulation could be used to treat cognitive deficits frequently associated with schizophrenia, according to a new study from King’s College London. There is currently a lack of effective…
From the University of Kent press release: Whether people believe they are ‘intuitive’ or not may have no bearing on how they perform in tasks that require intuition, according to new research by psychologists at the…