From the Wolters Kluwer Health media release: Blood pressure is effectively lowered by mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for patients with borderline high blood pressure or “prehypertension,” according to new research. The finding is reported in…
From the ETH Zurich media release: The endogenous hormone dopamine triggers feelings of happiness. While its release is induced, among other things, by the “feel-good” classics sex, drugs or food, the brain does not content…
From the University of Exeter media release: An article by researchers at the University of Exeter has shed light on the link between depression and poor parenting. The article identifies the symptoms of depression that…
From the University of Chicago media release: The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major new survey exploring the views of older Americans about their plans for work…
From the American Physiological Society (APS) media release: In many modern societies, adults often sacrifice sleep during the workweek to make time for other demands, then snooze longer on the weekends to recoup that lost…
From the University College London (UCL) media release: Researchers from UCL have found that children with irregular bedtimes are more likely to have behavioural difficulties. The study, which is published in the journal Pediatrics, found…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft media release: Egoism and narcissism appear to be on the rise in our society, while empathy is on the decline. And yet, the ability to put ourselves in other people’s shoes is…
From the media release: A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer’s disease, University of Florida Health researchers have found. Jennifer Stamps, a graduate…
From the Wiley media release: Is this my finger? People can be easily tricked into believing an artificial finger is their own, shows a study published 23 September in The Journal of Physiology. The results…
From the Durham University media release: Babies learn how to anticipate touch while in the womb, according to new research by Durham and Lancaster universities. Using 4-d scans psychologists found, for the first time, that…