From the James Cook University press release: A researcher from James Cook University in Queensland has been investigating why Australians are among the top users of illegal drugs in the world — and has uncovered…
From the University of Texas at Arlington press release: Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers have revisited workplace sexual harassment issues after the initial study was done nearly 20 years ago. How well is…
From the American Sociological Association (ASA) press release: A new study has found that experiencing violence as an adolescent leads to early romantic relationships and cohabitating. On average, they found that victimized youth entered romantic…
From the Acoustical Society of America press release: The acoustics of a political speech delivery are known to be a powerful influencer of voter preferences, perhaps giving some credence to the saying, “It’s not what…
From the University of California – Riverside press release: Popular music and clichés aren’t the only evidence that the waiting is the hardest part. Research backs it up as well; waiting for potentially bad news…
From the University of Arizona press release: An estimated 7,099 languages are spoken throughout the world today. Almost a third of them are endangered — spoken by dwindling numbers — while just 23 languages represent…
From the Regenstrief Institute press release: Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own medical decisions and rely on surrogates, usually close family…
From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville press release: Water dripping. A shovel scraping across rock. These sounds don’t seem very musical. Yet new research at the University of Arkansas shows that repeating snippets of environmental…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Adults who lived high-stress childhoods have trouble reading the signs that a loss or punishment is looming, leaving themselves in situations that risk avoidable health and financial problems…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Infants raised in homes where they hear a single language, but spoken with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently at about 12 months of age than their age-matched…