From the RTI International press release via Newswise: As the spotlight on healthy eating and nutrition grows ever-brighter, new research suggests that including colorful and graphic nutrition information on product packages helps consumers better understand…
From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how these interactions help infants develop.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research using new technology shows that our ability to imitate facial expressions depends on learning that occurs through visual feedback. Studies of the chameleon effect confirm what…
From the APA press release via Newswise: Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian society. Researchers who spent two years looking…
From the UC Irvine press release via ScienceDaily: A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers…
From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via HealthCanal: Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and threats, has tended to focus on its social…
From the NYU press release by Courtney Bowe via HealthCanal: Step one: mats out. Step two: breathe deep. Step three: assume poses. Step four: tense and relax muscles. Step five: sing. According to a study…
From the UNC School of Medicine press release via HealthCanal: Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be…
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: A person’s style of speech — not just the pitch of his or her voice — may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be…