From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity,…
From the UCSB press release via EurekAlert!: Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants…
From the University of Luxembourg press release via AlphaGalileo: Schools may be a step closer towards the development of effective strategies to prevent violent behaviour. New research from the University of Luxembourg shows that there…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via HealthCanal: Not surprisingly, playing the random “He loves me, he loves me not” game is not the best way to determine if the object of your affection…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: People are worse at predicting whether a sports team will win, lose, or tie when they bet on the final score than when they bet…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Deep male voices and high-pitched female voices are perceived as more attractive because listeners gauge the speaker’s body size from the frequency of their voice,…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you…
From the McGill University press release via ScienceDaily: McGill University researchers have unlocked a new door to developing drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Collaborating teams led by Dr. Edward A. Fon at…
From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: When trouble approaches, what do you do? Run for the hills? Hide? Pretend it isn’t there? Or do you focus on the promise of rain in…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the…