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…
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…