From the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health press release via HealthCanal: Ten years ago, the landmark Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) revealed that women older than 65 increased their risk for memory…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release via EurekAlert!: A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) found that nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are reported…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Not everyone is able to be hypnotized, and new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows how the brains of such people…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person’s ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.…
From the University of British Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers…
From the INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) press release via EurekAlert!: The results from comparative analysis of this population demonstrate the risk of developing dementia increased by 50% for…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to…
From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Consider a Japanese-American woman strolling through a mall. If she passes by a UNIQLO store, is she more likely to opt for sushi than a hamburger…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’re in a store, trying to choose between similar shirts, one blue and one green. You don’t feel strongly about one over the other, but eventually you…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have discovered a way to generate new human neurons from another type of adult cell found in our brains. The discovery, reported in the October 5th…