From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That’s according to a new…
From the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management press release: The best investment portfolios are selected from the widest array of choices, right? Not so, says a new study authored by researchers at the…
From the UCLA press release by Alison Heather via ScienceDaily: When the brain’s primary “learning center” is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and…
From the Indiana University press release via ScienceDaily: A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body’s tendency to maintain…
From the University of Illinois press release via EurekAlert!: What effect does a father’s depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their…
From the UCR press release by Bettye Miller: Scholars have long known that voters tend to believe that the candidates they support will win, even when victory seems unlikely. But there has been little research…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: Whether we’re listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via EurekAlert!: Women who engage in “fat talk” — the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies — are less…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a…