From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone, according to a new University of Michigan study exploring how social media reflect and amplify the culture’s…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Gerry Everding via ScienceDaily: For many older adults, the aging process seems to go hand-in-hand with an annoying increase in clumsiness — difficulties dialing a…
From the UBC press release via EurekAlert!: A new study by UBC’s Sauder School of Business says retailers should consider admonishing queue jumpers and thoughtless store browsers to ease aggression between shoppers. “Our study shows…
From the Harvard University press release via ScienceDaily: Whether it’s an effort to increase recycling rates, reduce energy usage or cut carbon emissions, the conventional wisdom says that the best way to get people to…
From the University College London press release via HealthCanal: An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the…
From the Iowa State University press release via ScienceDaily: A series of studies conducted by an Iowa State University research team shows that it is possible to manipulate an existing memory simply by suggesting new…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A new study suggests that one night of sleep deprivation leads to an increase in men’s perceptions of both women’s interest in and intent…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Overprecision — excessive confidence in the accuracy of our beliefs — can have profound consequences, inflating investors’ valuation of their investments, leading physicians to gravitate…
From the University of Kent press release via HealthCanal: New research published by a team of international psychologists has shown that people can suppress incriminating memories and thereby avoid detection in brain activity guilt detection…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via ScienceDaily: About one of every two people diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer symptoms of depression, according to new research by Case Western Reserve…