From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Feeling socially isolated causes consumers to pursue riskier but potentially more profitable financial opportunities, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Brandeis University press release via MedicalXpress: Have you ever driven to work so deep in thought that you arrive safely yet can’t recall the drive itself? And if so, what part of “you”…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: Women suffering from stress-related exhaustion exhibit hypersensitivity to sounds when exposed to stress. In some cases, a sound level corresponding to a normal conversation can be perceived…
From the CAMH press release via EurekAlert!: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada (BBBSC) are releasing the first results of one of the largest mentoring studies ever…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via Physorg: Materialistic consumers may derive more pleasure from desiring products than they do from actually owning them, and are willing to overspend and go into…
From the Queen’s University press release via MedicalXpress: A Queen’s University study is giving new insight into how the neurons in our brains control our limbs. The research might one day help with the design…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release via ScienceDaily: The channel protein Pannexin1 keeps nerve cells flexible and thus the brain receptive for new knowledge. Together with colleagues from Canada and the U.S., researchers at the Ruhr-Universität…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via ScienceDaily: People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may…
From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: When you’re studying for an exam, is there something you can do while you sleep to retain the information better? “The question is, ‘What determines…