From the New York University press release via EurekAlert!: Infants are able to detect how speech communicates unobservable intentions, researchers at New York University and McGill University have found in a study that sheds new…
From the University of Exeter press release via EurekAlert!: Snack consumption and BMI are linked to both brain activity and self-control, new research has found. The research, carried out by academics from the Universities of…
From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study finds that mice have a distinct neural subsystem that links the nose to the brain and is associated with instinctually important smells such as…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: American ginseng is reported to have neurocognitive effects, and research has shown benefits in aging, central nervous system disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. The challenges of incorporating…
From the Boston Children’s Hospital press release: Severe psychological and physical neglect produces measurable changes in children’s brains, finds a study led by Boston Children’s Hospital. But the study also suggests that positive interventions can…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release via EurekAlert!: The use of the synthetic stimulants collectively known as “bath salts” have gained popularity among recreational drug users over the last five years,…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via ScienceDaily: A new and powerful class of antioxidants could one day be a potent treatment for Parkinson’s disease, researchers report. A class of antioxidants called synthetic…
From the New York University press release via EurekAlert!: Local weather patterns temporarily influence people’s beliefs about evidence for global warming, according to research by political scientists at New York University and Temple University. Their…
From the Inderscience press release via EurekAlert!: Your inappropriate Facebook profile, posts and photos could lose you your next job, according to an in-depth study of employers from six different industries. The conclusion of a…