From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release by Deann Gayman via HealthCanal: It’s no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe’s biceps and six-pack abs are…
From the Indiana State University press release via ScienceDaily: Research by an Indiana State University doctoral student found that students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via HealthCanal: A new study found a relationship between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts in people with insomnia. Results show that every one-hour increase in sleep…
From the press release via HealthCanal: Children make sense of the world through play, say University of Sydney paediatric occupational therapists, who have developed a play program to teach essential life skills to children diagnosed…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Women at a particular stage in their monthly menstrual cycle may be more vulnerable to some of the psychological side-effects associated with stressful experiences, according to…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers engage in superstitious behavior when they want to achieve something but don’t have the power to make it happen, according to a new…
From the JAMA Network Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way…
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Many people express objections against child labor, exploitation of the workforce or meat production involving cruelty against animals. At the same time, however, people ignore their own moral standards…