From the Karolinska Institutet press release via AlphaGalileo: A study led by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reports for the first time the positive effects of an active vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease. The new vaccine, CAD106,…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: Do rebelliousness, emotional control, toughness and thrill-seeking still make up the essence of coolness? Can performers James Dean and Miles Davis still be considered the models…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: Increasing the spacing between characters and words in a text improves the speed and quality of dyslexic children’s reading, without prior training. They read 20%…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: Western economies displayed the same kind of manic behaviour as psychologically disturbed individuals in the run up to the 2008 credit crisis — and it could…
From the Indiana University press release via Newswise: An Indiana University biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain’s ability to process steroid hormones predicts functional variation in aggressive behavior. The new…
From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Teachers learn a lot about how to teach curriculum in college, but they don’t get much training in helping…
From the PLoS press release via ScienceDaily: Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a way that mimics the gene expression patterns associated with autism spectrum disorder in genetically…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via ScienceDaily: Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers. In…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release: Health experts agree that reducing the stigma associated with adolescent mental illness is an essential step toward increasing the number of teenagers who seek the help they…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via Newswise: Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a brain receptor that appears to play a central role in regulating appetite. The findings, published…