From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: A belief in the paranormal can mean an individual experiences more déjà vu moments in their life. This is one of the findings of a study by 3rd…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne media release: EPFL scientists have elucidated for the first time how a notoriously elusive serotonin receptor functions with atom-level detail. The receptor transmits electrical signals in neurons and is…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Money could buy happiness if your purchases fit your personality, according to a new study that examines nearly 77,000 actual UK bank spending transactions. The study, published in…
From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a…
From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: Companies appear to structure compensation contracts and incentive pay based on a manager’s personality traits, and not just firm characteristics, according to a new study from The…
From the York University media release: Motivating willingness to change is important in treating a person with severe worry. For this, integrating motivational interviewing (MI) techniques into the commonly practised cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the…
From the Umeå universitet media release: New observations show that older bipolar patients often have decreased activity in the hormone system responsible for the secretion of the stress hormone cortisol. Low levels of cortisol in…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues to underinvest in public higher…
From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: In 2014, product returns totaled about $280 million across all U.S. retailers. New research from UT Dallas examined existing studies on return policies to quantify the policies’…
From the BioMed Central media release: Meeting patients’ preferences for the time and place of their psychological treatment may affect their perception of treatment outcome, a cross-sectional survey by researchers from the Royal College of Psychiatrists…