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…
From the Aarhus University press release via MedicalXpress: When being diagnosed with cancer, people will naturally worry about their future, their family and about dying. Actually, no less than 35-40% of cancer patients suffer from…
From the University of Cincinnati press release: Women bear the brunt of being the health police in heterosexual marriages, but gay and lesbian couples are more likely to mutually influence each other’s health habits –…
From the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University press release via Newswise: Patients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven’t understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing data…