From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Depression affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, each year. It is the leading cause of disability for those…
From the University of Michigan: Researchers say it may seem contradictory that a means of generalizing to people at large is used when reflecting on one’s most personal and idiosyncratic experiences. To cope with negative…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: U.S. sailors and Marines face continuous periods of excessive stress in “fight-or-flight” situations, triggering surges of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, often known as an adrenaline rush. While…
From the University of Arizona press release: After a rough night’s sleep, your ability to recognize whether those around you are happy or sad could suffer, according to a study led by a University of…
From the Springer press release: The popular building-block computer game Tetris might be more than just an idle pastime that keeps you glued to a screen. Playing it shortly after experiencing a traumatic event seems…
From the National University of Singapore press release: A cup of tea a day can keep dementia away, and this is especially so for those who are genetically predisposed to the debilitating disease, according to…
From the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont press release: All it takes is the flip of a protein “switch” within the tiny wire-like capillaries of the brain to increase the blood flow…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: The video game industry has been shaken up by the emergence of smartphone games, aimed at users who are constantly connected to the Internet…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism: Despite greater awareness of the dangers of prenatal exposure to alcohol, the rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders remain alarmingly high. This study evaluated academic achievement among children known…
From the University of Konstanz press release: In a complex series of experiments they examined what the effects were of changing a single amino acid in the protein. The physicochemists were able to prove how…