From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: For older adults, loneliness is a major risk factor for health problems — such as cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s — and death. Attempts to diminish loneliness with social…
From the University of South Australia press release via HealthCanal: Einstein’s famous theory of relativity proposed that matter can distort space and time. Now a new study recently published in the journal Neurology suggests that…
From the UCSF press release via EurekAlert!: Raising levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the frontal cortex of the brain significantly decreased impulsivity in healthy adults, in a study conducted by researchers at the Ernest…
From the Wayne State University press release via ScienceDaily: Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ…
From the Kansas State University press release via ScienceDaily: One area that can contribute to relational satisfaction between romantic partners or roommates can be division of household labor. Studies have shown that women traditionally do…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents — but these negative effects can be reversed simply by returning to…
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release: Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have recently published a report which analyzes the impact of the economic crisis on gambling and the…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Events that take place early in life almost certainly have consequences for later cognitive development. Establishing the connections is…
From the University of Kentucky press release via EurekAlert!: In a study published June 25 in the Journal of Neuroscience, a collaborative team of researchers led by Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the University…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Cognition psychologists at the Ruhr-Universität together with colleagues from the University Hospital Bergmannsheil (Prof. Dr. Martin Tegenthoff) have discovered why stressed persons are more likely to lapse…