From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We’re often told to ‘count our blessings’ and be grateful for what we have. And research shows that doing so makes us happier. But will it actually…
From the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Epileptic fits are like thunderstorms raging in the brain: Nerve cells excite each other in an uncontrolled way so that strong, rhythmic electrical discharges sweep over whole…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many of the long term goals people strive for — like losing weight — require us to use self-control and forgo immediate gratification. And yet denying our…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have demonstrated that the effects on white matter brain volume…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) press release via ScienceDaily: Psychotherapy is effective, helps reduce the overall need for health services and produces long-term health improvements, according to a review of research studies conducted by…
From the Scripps Research Institute press release: Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a new stem cell population that may be responsible for giving birth to the neurons responsible for higher thinking. The…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: The possibility of an inexpensive, convenient test for Alzheimer’s disease has been on the horizon for several years, but previous research leads have been hard to duplicate.…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: If past experience makes you think there’s going to be one more cashew at the bottom of the bowl, you’re likely to search through those mixed nuts…
From the University of California-Davis Health System: Scientists affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have discovered how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The…
From the Texas Advanced Computing Center press release by Monica Kortsha via EurekAlert!: Singing mice (scotinomys teguina) are not your average lab rats. Their fur is tawny brown instead of the common white albino strain;…