Return trips feel shorter in hindsight
From the PLOS media release: People reflecting on a roundtrip walk estimated that the return trip took less time than the outward trip, according to a study published June 10, 2015 in the open-access journal…
Blood test identifies brain damage from concussion in ice hockey
From the Expertsvar media release: Half way into last year’s season, 35 of 288 players in the Swedish Hockey League had already had a concussion. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, who surveyed all of the players in…
Lenient return policies lead to increased purchases
From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: In 2014, product returns totaled about $280 million across all U.S. retailers. New research from UT Dallas examined existing studies on return policies to quantify the policies’…
What you eat can influence how you sleep
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study found that eating less fiber, more saturated fat and more sugar is associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disrupted sleep. Results show…
Less physically mature ice hockey players have prolonged concussion symptoms
From the Lifespan media release: A study led by a Hasbro Children’s Hospital sports medicine physician found that male student ice hockey players in earlier pubertal stages had a significantly increased risk of prolonged symptoms from…
Is level of education the key factor in finding a match through online dating?
From the Taylor & Francis media release: When assessing a future partner, do we rank education as important criteria for success of the match? Age, appearance, intelligence, social status and chemistry are fundamental. But, is education…
Intimate partner violence shows bidirectional link with maternal perinatal depression
From the PLOS media release: Intimate partner violence (IPV) severity has a statistically significant association with depression symptom severity among pregnant women and new mothers living in poor neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa, according to…
Psychology study explains when and why bystanders intervene in cyberbullying
From the University of California – Los Angeles media release: People on social media are often unsupportive of cyberbullying victims who have shared highly personal feelings, UCLA psychologists report. Compared to face-to-face situations, bystanders are even…
How, when and where could affect outcome of psychological treatment
From the BioMed Central media release: Meeting patients’ preferences for the time and place of their psychological treatment may affect their perception of treatment outcome, a cross-sectional survey by researchers from the Royal College of Psychiatrists…
Adolescents stress more with poor sleep
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham media release: A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicates that adolescents who experience sleep problems and longer sleep duration are more reactive to stress, which…