From the University of Zürich press release: Young adults have a natural sleep requirement of about 9 hours a day on average, older adults 7.5 hours. Many people in western societies, however, get considerably less…
From the University at Buffalo press release: The fact that spouses often become caregivers for their ailing partners is quite common in American life — and few roles are more stressful. Yet helping behaviors, which are…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Our gut instinct about whether a stranger poses a threat is as good when we’re 80 as when we’re 18, according to new research. Older people are as good…
From the University of Gothenburg press release: Stress, fatigue, and feeling like your memory is failing you. These are the symptoms of a growing group of patients studied as part of a thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy.…
From the Springer press release: When someone asks a question during a conversation, their conversation partner answers more quickly if the questioner also moves their hands or head to accompany their words. These are the…
From the University of Liverpool press release: It appears to be a case of ‘do what makes you happy’ for people who regularly walk their dogs. According to new University of Liverpool research, owners are motivated…
From the Journal of Retailing at New York University press release: If a store is crowded, people tend to buy more if the sound system is playing a fast-paced song rather than a ballad. That’s what…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: What it takes to thrive, rather than merely survive, could be as simple as feeling good about life and yourself and being good at something, according to new…
From the Université de Genève press release: A human being’s psychological make-up depends on an array of emotional and motivational parameters, such as desire, suffering or the need for security. In addition, it includes spatial and…
From the Lund University press release: Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Imitation is therefore viewed as…