From the University of Washington press release by Molly McElroy: The key ingredients for a successful foster family aren’t complicated, said former foster youths in a new study. Most adolescents in foster care simply need…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: A small study of Toronto college students is shedding light on a contributing factor of insomnia that might be hard to admit – an…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are…
From the University of Toronto Scarborough press release via HealthCanal: We know that people who meditate do better on tasks that require self-control. It turns out that meditators’ openness to their own emotions is the…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via Newswise: Using a new and powerful approach to understand the origins of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida are building the case…
From the Lancaster University press release via Physorg: New findings from academics at Lancaster University and Royal Holloway, University of London reveal using satellite navigation systems can reduce drivers’ performance behind the wheel. The academics…
From the Michigan State University press release: Scanning smartphones, tablets and laptops is as much a part of vacations as slathering on sunscreen, according to a Michigan State University study. The results, which will appear…
From the Monash University press release via HealthCanal: Doctors will soon be able to identify the early stages of dementia in the 40 per cent of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients in Australia who later develop…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via HealthCanal: MRI scans from a study being presented today at SLEEP 2012 reveal how sleep deprivation impairs the higher-order regions in the human brain where…
From the Harvard University press release via MedicalXpress: Ask the average person the street how the brain develops, and they’ll likely tell you that the brain’s wiring is built as newborns first begin to experience…