The secret to staying motivated
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Have you ever started off well on a new goal such as losing weight or saving more money, only to find that motivation fizzles after a period…
Gene mutation helps explain night owl behavior
From the Cell Press press release: Some people stay up late and have trouble getting up in the morning because their internal clock is genetically programmed to run slowly, according to a study published April…
Study suggests gender gap in sciences have to do with girls’ confidence level, not their math ability
From the Florida State University press release: When it comes to mathematics, girls rate their abilities markedly lower than boys, even when there is no observable difference between the two, according to Florida State University…
Study looks at perceptions of group decisions vs. individual decisions
From the Bocconi University press release: Decision-making is a crucial aspect of organizational life, and we know quite a lot about how group and individual decisions are made. Less is known, however, about how these…
Study suggests doxycycline may help with PTSD
From the University College London press release: The common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, according to new research from UCL and the University of Zurich. The study, published…
Cognitive decline after surgery tied to brain’s own immune cells
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: After undergoing surgery, elderly patients often experience cloudy thinking that can last for weeks or even months. At one time researchers thought this cognitive decline might…
Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age
From the UC Berkeley press release: As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber…
Strong early education linked with better long-term relationships with parents
From the Virginia Tech press release: Children who are given high-quality education at an early age — starting at six weeks old and continuing through their first five years of life — are more likely…
Threat of firearm use affects PTSD symptoms among female victims of partner violence
From the Genetic Engineering News press release: A new study shows that the threat of firearm use by a male partner in an intimate relationship is a significant predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom…
Deep brain stimulation decreases tics in young adults with severe Tourette syndrome
From the NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine press release: A surgical technique that sends electrical impulses to a specific area of the brain reduces the “tics,” or involuntary movements and…