From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: A research study on online social networks reveals that networking sites can drive advertising revenue by encouraging the density of social ties, or boosting the level…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some people like to have a few close friends, while others prefer a wider social circle that is perhaps less deep. These preferences reflect people’s personalities and…
From the University of Montreal press release via HealthCanal: Even before obesity occurs, eating fatty and sugary foods causes chemical changes in the brain, meaning that going on a diet might feel similar to going…
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: Children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic events, including child abuse, may benefit from psychological therapies, according to a review published in The Cochrane…
From the Indiana University press release: Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Unemployment poses a significant burden on the public no matter what the cause. But for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, chronic unemployment is often…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers are more likely to purchase a product if they have previously focused their attention on it but are less likely to purchase a…