From the American Chemical Society press release via ScienceDaily: A new study raises concern about chronic exposure of workers in industry to a food flavoring ingredient used to produce the distinctive buttery flavor and aroma…
From the UC San Diego press release via EurekAlert!: The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is advancing age. By age 85, the likelihood of developing the dreaded neurological disorder is roughly 50 percent.…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: When it comes to intelligence, what factors distinguish the brains of exceptionally smart humans from those of average humans? As science has long suspected, overall brain…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: A surgical team closes an abdominal incision, successfully completing a difficult operation. Weeks later, the patient comes into the ER complaining of abdominal pain and an X-ray…
From the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine via ScienceDaily: The presence of specific autoantibodies of the immune system is associated with blood vessel damage in the brain. These findings were made by Marion Bimmler,…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Which areas of the brain help us to perceive our world in a self-reflective manner is difficult to measure. During wakefulness, we are always conscious of ourselves. In sleep, however,…
From the USC Marshall School of Business press release via EurekAlert!: How do sexual cues affect consumer behavior? New research from USC Marshall School of Business Assistant Professor of Marketing Kyu Kim and Gal Zauberman,…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Even in this modern age of science, people are likely to find logic in supernatural rituals that require a high degree of time and effort, according…
From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: Can the simple act of recognizing a face as you walk down the street change the way we think? Or can taking the time to notice something new…
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release via EurekAlert!: When casting our eyes upon an object, our brains either perceive it in its entirety or as a collection of its parts. Consider, for instance, photo…