From the University of California – San Diego press release: Ecuador is the third largest producer of cut flowers in the world, primarily roses, many of which are destined to be sold for Mother’s Day.…
From the Rutgers University press release: When it comes to our sense of smell, we have been led to believe that animals win out over humans: No way can we compete with dogs and rodents,…
From the UC Riverside press release: Research published by scientists at the University of California, Riverside on “fear memory” could lead to the development of therapies that reduce the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…
From the Elsevier press release: In a special issue of Biological Psychiatry titled “Cortical Excitation-Inhibition Balance and Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders,” guest editors Dr. Alan Anticevic and Dr. John Murray, both of Yale University, bring…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Researchers working in the lab of Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Aryn Gittis, have identified two groups of neurons that can be turned on and off to alleviate the…
From the Penn State press release: Despite conventional wisdom that suggests women are better than men at facial recognition, Penn State psychologists found no difference between men and women in their ability to recognize faces…
From the Cell Press press release: Most left-handers can rattle off a list of their eminent comrades-in-arms: Oprah Winfrey, Albert Einstein, and Barack Obama, just to name three, but they may want to add on…
From the Boston Children’s Hospital press release: New research from Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows that chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity. It suggests that chronic pain sufferers can…
From the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: In a recent study in Human Molecular Genetics, researchers from VIB and KU Leuven led by prof. Philip Van Damme, reveal a novel function for progranulin…
From the American Geriatrics Society press release: Researchers are discovering that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor in developing dementia. Dementia is a memory problem that affects a person’s ability to carry…