From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a ‘lost letter’ experiment, according to new UCL research published today in…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.…
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: A study by Indiana University sociologist Jessica McCrory Calarco found that working-class and middle-class parents often take very deliberate — but different — approaches to helping their…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From one day to the next, approval ratings of political figures can plummet or soar. Psychological scientists have long been trying to identify the cognitive factors that…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: New research examining relationships and the use of alcohol finds that while a long-term marriage appears to curb men’s drinking, it’s associated with a slightly higher…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals.…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: When charity recipients seem to belong to a cohesive group, donors will make stronger judgments about the victims, which leads to greater concern and…
From the Yale University School of Medicine and University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Research shows that the earlier one drinks, the greater the chances of later alcohol-related problems. Researchers examined age at first…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Given the option to commit spiteful acts, reducing the money payoffs of others at no cost to themselves, many people avoid acting spitefully, but those…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum together with colleagues…