From the UC Riverside press release by Bettye Miller via ScienceDaily: Sleep researchers from University of California campuses in Riverside and San Diego have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate emotional…
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have discovered a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories and connected with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The discovery was…
From the Sahlgrenska Academy press release via HealthCanal: Fear of social situations is considerably more common among the elderly than previously thought. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that four percent of over 65s…
From the Wiley press release via ScienceDaily: Over 100 years ago psychologist Carl Gustav Jung penned his theory of ‘complexes’ where he explained how unconscious psychological issues can be triggered by people, events, or Jung…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via EurekAlert!: Sperm doesn’t appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad—whether as a preadolescent or adult—leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin…
From the University of New Hampshire press release via EurekAlert!: Fights between siblings – from toy-snatching to clandestine whacks to being banished from the bedroom – are so common they’re often dismissed as simply part…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment…
From the University College London press release via HealthCanal: An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the…
From the UCSF press release by Jeffrey Norris via HealthCanal: A new UC San Francisco-led study looks at the close link between diabetes and dementia, which can create a vicious cycle. Diabetes-associated episodes of low…