From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not…
From the University of Melbourne press release via HealthCanal: Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability – a new study by University of Melbourne researchers…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Intense Facebook usage is found to have a positive effect on psychological well-being. A recent study in Behaviour & Information Technology investigated the role Facebook use…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich…
From the Indiana University press release: Using a grown-up version of the rock-paper-scissors game, Indiana University cognitive scientists offer a new theory of the group dynamics that arise in situations as varied as cycles of…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release via AlphaGalileo: The reason why some people are worse at learning than others has been revealed by a research team from Berlin, Bochum, and Leipzig, operating within the framework of…
From the UCLA press release by Mark Wheeler via HealthCanal: Can an individual’s state of mind effect how well a vaccine may work? In the case of seniors and shingles, the answer is yes. Reporting…
From the Zoological Society of London press release via EurekAlert!: A study, published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that just like humans love getting stuck into a crossword, chimpanzees get the…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: In January 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture passed a series of regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious, which included requiring schools to…
From the Michigan State University press release: A memo to employers: Just because your workers live alone doesn’t mean they don’t have lives beyond the office. New research at Michigan State University suggests the growing…