From the Scripps Research Institute press release via AlphaGalileo: Scripps Research Institute scientists and their colleagues have successfully harnessed neurons in mouse brains, allowing them to at least partially control a specific memory. Though just…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her…
From the Purdue University press release by Amy Patterson Neubert: Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study. “Feeling tired was by far…
From the BioMed Central Limited press release via AlphaGalileo: Bite size depends on the familiarity and texture of food. Smaller bite sizes are taken for foods which need more chewing and smaller bite sizes are…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Two breakthrough studies may explain why we see distinct patterns of brain damage associated with dementias, such as Alzheimer’s disease, and could be useful for predicting future…
From the University of Michigan press release by Diane Swanbrow: Teachers and parents matter more than peers in keeping adolescents engaged in school, according to a new study that counters the widespread belief that peers…
From the American Psychological Association press release: A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it’s all right to miss work, according to new research published…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: When observing a fly buzzing around the room, we should have the impression that it is not the fly, but rather the space that lies behind it that is moving.…
From the San Francisco State University press release: Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An…
From the University of Miami press release: A team of researchers led by Michael H. Antoni, director of the Center for Psycho-Oncology Research at the University of Miami (UM) has shown that a stress management…