From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have demonstrated that a protein called caspase-2 is a key regulator of a signaling pathway that leads to…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal press release via ScienceDaily: Giving kids new generation “active” electronic games boosts their physical activity at home and has the same effect as stopping them from using the older versions…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: UCLA researchers have found that older adults who regularly used a brain-fitness program on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills. The UCLA team studied 69…
From the UC Davis press release via HealthCanal: It’s not just our imagination: We really do eat differently when we’re stressed. Nutritionists at UC Davis and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Human Nutrition Research…
From the UPenn press release via MedicalXpress: Anyone who’s ever heard a Beethoven sonata or a Beatles song knows how powerfully sound can affect our emotions. But it can work the other way as well…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via EurekAlert!: A key brain structure that regulates emotions works differently in preschoolers with depression compared with their healthy peers, according to new research at Washington…
From the BYU press release via HealthCanal: Although it may seem difficult for adults to understand what an infant is feeling, a new study from Brigham Young University finds that it’s so easy a…
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis press release by Michael C. Purdy via ScienceDaily: Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have measured a significant and potentially pivotal…
From the George Washington University press release via EurekAlert!: An estimated two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese and many find it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. They’ve tried fad diets,…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: Even short-term exposure to political violence may have long-lasting effects on children’s adjustment and behavior, says a new study by a team of researchers from Kenya, Italy…