From the USC Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research…
From the University of Missouri press release: In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help…
From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: University of Adelaide researchers are studying the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony in criminal cases in the hopes of improving evidence from witnesses and leading to…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the Cell Press journal Neuron…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: There is no single sexy chin. That’s the conclusion of a new Dartmouth College global study of male and female preferences for facial characteristics of the opposite…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with “going away to college.” But for some, the intense transition can…
From the Lund University press release via HealthCanal: Traditional opinion polls may severely underestimate the openness for political change among voters, according to research published on 10 April in the open access journal PLOS ONE.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Think of a stereotypical salesperson and you’re likely to conjure up someone who’s extraverted, gregarious, and assertive. But a new study reveals that “ambiverts,” people who are…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: How desirable women think their partners are to others can affect how much time and effort they invest in the relationship. This is one of…
From the University of Copenhagen press release via ScienceDaily: Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers. But these information technologies can mislead us…