From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: What types of public messages will most likely deter drug and alcohol abuse or dissuade people from engaging in risky behavior? Negatively framed messages may not be…
From the Washington State University press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists and business people have known for decades that certain scents—pine boughs at Christmas, baked cookies in a house for sale—can get customers in the buying…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: People with Parkinson’s disease benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles, with the greatest effect for those who pedal faster, according to a study…
From the University of Zürich press release via EurekAlert!: Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. In Germany and Switzerland alone, around 1.5 million people are affected, and forecasts predict a…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people, according to a new study presented today at…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: Psychologists from the University of Leicester have carried out unique eye tests to examine reading styles in young and old people – and discovered for the…
From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: You can see the color white; you can hear white noise. Now, Weizmann Institute researchers show that you can also smell a white odor. Their research findings…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release via EurekAlert!: The cerebral cortex of the human brain has been called “the crowning achievement of evolution.” Ironically, it is so complex that even our greatest minds…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Dogs learning to associate words with objects form these associations in different ways than humans do, according to research published November 21 in the open…