From the Wiley media release: When Thomas Edison tested the first light bulb in 1879, he could never have imagined that this invention could one day contribute to a global obesity epidemic. Electric light allows…
From the Manchester University media release: New research has revealed the importance of a circadian rhythm that matches the rotational speed of the Earth. A team of scientists from Holland, Germany and the UK’s University…
From the Brown University media release: Right now no one can say whether yoga provides clinical benefits to people with bipolar disorder, but in a new article in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice, researchers report…
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: The use of a structured, task-oriented rehabilitation program, compared with usual rehabilitation, did not result in better motor function or recovery after 12 months for patients with moderate upper…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center media release: A study out today provides new insight into how the brains of drug addicts may be wired differently. The findings, which appear in the journal Psychopharmacology, show that…
From the Northwestern University media release: Brains over beauty? But we all know that guys are hardwired for pretty faces and shapely bodies when it comes to choosing a mate, right? Not so fast. Despite today’s…
From the Johns Hopkins University media release: By studying stroke victims who have lost the ability to spell, researchers have pinpointed the parts of the brain that control how we write words. In the latest issue…
From the Society for Neuroscience media release: As brain cells age they lose the fibers that receive neural impulses, a change that may underlie cognitive decline. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine recently found a…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Marijuana use over time was associated with remembering fewer words from a list but it did not appear to affect other areas of cognitive function in a study…
From the The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine media release: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other chronic respiratory disorders who received music therapy in conjunction with standard rehabilitation…