From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, University of Montreal researchers were able to establish that testosterone levels…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence…
From the University of Queensland press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists at University of Queensland’s Brain Institute are one step closer to developing new therapies for treating dementia. QBI’s Dr Jana Vukovic said the work was…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via HealthCanal: Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later in life, according to new…
From the Simon Fraser University press release: A magician will have the upper hand because he knows how his trick works. But, according to Jay Olson, the magician might not know why. A recent study…
From the McMaster University press release via EurekAlert!: After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing…
From the Springer Select press release: Women with high family support and limited pressure to achieve the ‘thin and beautiful’ ideal have a more positive body image. That’s according to a new study looking at…
From the Caltech press release by Marcus Woo: In sports, on a game show, or just on the job, what causes people to choke when the stakes are high? A new study by researchers at…
From the Acoustical Society of America press release via Newswise: Although we have little awareness that we are doing it, we spend most of our lives filtering out many of the sounds that permeate our…