From the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg press release: Visitors to the Oktoberfest have always known it and now it has been scientifically proven — beer can lift your spirits. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) examined 13,000 food components…
From the Cell Press press release: For most people, laughter is highly contagious. It’s nearly impossible to hear or see someone laughing and not feel the urge to join in. But researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
From the Cell Press press release: The repeated behaviors that characterize obsessive-compulsive disorder are a manifestation of an underlying brain dysfunction that is not yet well understood. Now, in a study appearing on September 28…
From the University of Warwick press release: Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of Warwick of the key brain cells which control our appetite. Professor Nicholas Dale in the School…
From the Harvard Medical School press release: Having one child with autism is a well-known risk factor for having another one with the same disorder, but whether and how a sibling’s gender influences this risk has…
From the American Chemical Society press release: Memory acts like an anchor, reminding us of past experiences that have made us who we are today. Attempts to boost it, particularly as we age, have sprouted cottage…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Researchers have found that disconnections of brain areas involved in attention and visual processing may contribute to visual hallucinations in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, according to a…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: While the average American’s high-salt diet has been linked to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, the truth is we couldn’t live without this once scarce mineral.…
From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas press release: After four years of lab testing and complex neuro-decoding, a research team led by UNLV psychology professor James Hyman has struck a major breakthrough that could open…
From the University of Bonn press release: Whether or not we consciously perceive the stimuli projected onto our retina is decided in our brain. A recent study by the University of Bonn shows how some…