From the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Saban Research Institute media release: Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions…
From the Northwestern University media release: Many people have speculated on the evolutionary functions of the human orgasm, but the underlying mechanisms have remained mysterious. In a new paper, a Northwestern University researcher seeks to shed light…
From the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences media release: Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have identified the neural networks that connect the cerebral cortex to the adrenal medulla, which is responsible…
From the Sissa Medialab media release: Botulin injections in the facial muscles, which relax expression lines and make one’s skin appear younger as a result of a mild paralysis, have another, not easily predictable effect: they…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: You may not win friends, but a new study finds that you can influence people simply by lowering the pitch of your voice in the first moments…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young…
From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a…
From the University of Sussex media release: Computers are able to read a person’s body language to tell whether they are bored or interested in what they see on the screen, according to a new study…
From the University of Virginia media release: Most adults know that a quick apology for a minor transgression, such as bumping into someone, helps maintain social harmony. The bumped-into person feels better, and so does…
From the Oregon State University press release via EurekAlert!: Studies have shown that children with autism often struggle socially and now new research suggests that a corresponding lack of motor skills – including catching and…