From the Hong Kong Polytechnic University media release: The School of Nursing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Christian Family Service Centre (CFSC) have jointly conducted a large-scale study on the family life,…
From the University of Strathclyde media release: A mathematician has calculated how peer pressure influences society. Professor Ernesto Estrada, of the University of Strathclyde’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, examined the effect of direct and…
From the University of Michigan Health System media release: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” goes the playground rhyme that’s supposed to help children endure taunts from classmates.…
From the Cell Press media release: Research has shown that exercise is good for the brain. Now investigators have identified a molecule called irisin that is produced in the brain during endurance exercise and has…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham media release: There are mornings when getting out of bed may seem impossible, and the idea of spending the day at work is unappealing. If working from home…
From the Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation media release: A loving touch, characterized by a slow caress or stroke — often an instinctive gesture from a mother to a child or between partners in romantic relationships — may…
From the Wiley media release: Researchers have long known that violence toward spouses and partners increases with the frequency and volume of drinking. A study published today in the scientific journal Addiction shows that the context in…
From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, find two new studies. Previous studies of exposure to aircraft noise have…
From the Baylor University media release: Turning to the Internet to find out what ails you is common, but for folks who have trouble handling uncertainty, “cyberchondria” — the online counterpart to hypochondria — worsens…
From the media release: Lots of people say they do. They’re “carrying guilt” or “weighed down by guilt.” Are these just expressions, or is there something more to these metaphors? Princeton researcher Martin Day and…