From the Queen Mary, University of London press release via EurekAlert!: Names can provide a clue to a person’s background, and with certain names come certain preconceptions. But could a parent’s choice of name for…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research at the University of Chicago, which also found that online…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other…
From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: With so much on the line for job seekers in this difficult economic climate, a lot of new hires might be wondering how — or whether…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via MedicalXpress: In four out of ten cases, long-term stress suffered by women leads to some form of physical complaint. This is shown by a study of 1,500…
From the Cornell University press release via EurekAlert!: Preschoolers universally recognize that one’s choices are not always free – that our decisions may be constrained by social obligations to be nice to others or follow…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via HealthCanal: People will lie about their sexual behavior to match cultural expectations about how men or women should act – even though they wouldn’t…
From the University of Miami press release via MedicalXpress: Different forms of childhood abuse increase the risk for mental illness as well as sexual dysfunction in adulthood, but little has been known about how that…
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: If your preschooler thinks a cheeseburger is healthy, you may want to reconsider how you watch TV. A recent study by researchers at the University of…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers report that a single, 20-minute session of Hatha yoga significantly improved participants’ speed and accuracy on tests of working memory and inhibitory control,…