From the British Psychological Society press release via AlphaGalileo: “Self-control resembles a muscle. It seems to lose power right after being used and it also gets stronger after exercise.” This is one of the key…
From the Wichita State University press release: Sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication, according to new research by David Xu, assistant professor in the W.…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development…
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more accurately.…
From the Stanford University press release: Tweenage girls who spend endless hours watching videos and multitasking with digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, according to Stanford researchers. But these…
From the SAGE publications press release: Distrust and paranoia about government has a long history, and the feeling that there is a conspiracy of elites can lead to suspicion for authorities and the claims they…
From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release via HealthCanal: Do baby-faced enemies have a better chance of gaining your trust? By subtly altering fictional politicians’ faces, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined…
From the British Psychological Society news release via AlphaGalileo: Just because your boss seems cold doesn’t mean they don’t care. Senior executives are more likely to be cool, calm and collected than other managers and…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support…
From the University of Michigan press release: People often view the “last” moments of an event positively simply because they signal the end of an experience, say University of Michigan researchers. Even if the experience…