From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via HealthCanal: High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: A pre-election survey by the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago found that party affiliation alters how people react to political as well…
From the Oregon State University press release: Many baby boomers want to improve the way people view aging, but an Oregon State University researcher has found they often reinforce negative stereotypes of old age when…
From the American College of Rheumatology press release via Newswise: According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release via Newswise: Fat cells store excess energy and signal these levels to the brain. In a new study this week in Nature…
From the Springer press release via MedicalXpress: People can lip-read themselves better than they can lip-read others, according to a new study by Nancy Tye-Murray and colleagues from Washington University. Their work, which explores the…
From the Northwestern University press release by Hilary Hurd Anyaso: A new Northwestern University study shows the power of language in infants’ ability to understand the intentions of others. As the babies watched intently, an…
From the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) press release via MedicalXpress: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than…
From the Brookhaven National Laboratory press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed a new connection between drug addiction and a distinct part of the brain…