From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Oksana Zinchenko, Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, has conducted meta-analysis of 17 articles to find out which areas of…
From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher. Camille Rousseau, a doctoral student in…
From the York University press release: Labels that warn an image has been altered or enhanced do nothing to mitigate women’s negative perceptions of their appearance, according to a study published in Body Image this week. More…
From the Ohio State University press release: Some adults see their mothers and fathers as still influencing their own health — but in very different ways, according to a new study. In interviews with 45…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Families dealing with the stress and frustration of their child’s overly picky eating habits may have a new addition to their parental toolbox. Pediatric researchers recently described…
From the Lancaster University press release: While non-active family members as major shareholders and non-family members on boards and in top management teams will push for profit and encourage growth through their entrepreneurial drive, there…
From the Penn State press release: That pint of ice cream after a nasty breakup may not do as much damage as you think. Despite the emotional turmoil, people on average do not report gaining…
From the University of Alberta press release: You enter your quarter into the slot machine and hit the button. Two lemons and a cherry appear in front of you — close to a win, but…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.…
From the University of Birmingham press release: People eat more with friends and family than when dining alone — a possible throwback to our early ancestors’ approach to survival, according to a new study. This…