From the McMasterUniversity press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at McMaster University have discovered new genetic evidence about why some people are happier than others. McMaster scientists have uncovered evidence that the gene FTO – the…
From the Université de Montréal press release via ScienceDaily: Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release via EurekAlert!: For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter Thomas Edison, and with a flick of a switch, night became…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via Newswise: Animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods make less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior, researchers at the…
From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert!: You can probably recall a customer service experience that left you feeling good. A recent study has shown not only that positive emotion from sales staff is…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate out of negative emotional states than younger adults. Given the declines in…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation…
From the University of Michigan Health System press release: Severe sepsis, a body’s dangerous defensive response against an infection, not only diminishes the quality of life for patients – it puts their spouses at a…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Bruce Goldman via ScienceDaily: Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression:…