From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: Research into alcohol’s effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are in a bind. The disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, but it’s a continuum, so some teens diagnosed…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Each year in the United States about $135 billion is spent in training employees — but those billions do not always improve the workplace because the skills…
From the UC Santa Barbara press release via EurekAlert!: You pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A. Time. Because you haven’t actually typed…
From the University of Utah Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still makes hearts flutter—and in a new study with people who have the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome,…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: An arsenal of Alzheimer’s research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A team led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the most common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Three studies being presented today at sleep 2012 conclude that obesity and depression are the two main culprits making us excessively sleepy while awake.…
From the Inderscience press release via EurekAlert!: Differences in attitudes and cultural values could have far-reaching implications for the development of a sustainable global society, according to an analysis to be published in the International…
From the University College Cork press release via AlphaGalileo: UCC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in the gut during early life. Their…