From the UBC press release via EurekAlert!: Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of…
From the Biomed press release via ScienceDaily: Adding movement to mental rehearsal can improve performance, finds a study in BioMed Central’s open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions. For high jumpers the study shows that…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via Physorg: A skilful negotiator can save a lot of money when shopping in his favourite store. This was found out by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) in…
From the BioMed press release via AlphaGalileo: Similar to talking about being fat, talking about being old is an important an indicator of body dissatisfaction, shows research in BioMed Central’s open access journal Journal of…
From the Florida State University press release by Barbara Ash via Physorg: All employees are accountable for something, but very few fully understand exactly what they are accountable for, according to a new study conducted…
From the UBC press release via EurekAlert!: Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to University of British Columbia researchers. For their study, published today in the…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing…
From the University of Exeter press release via ScienceDaily: New research shows that people can recover from poor performance when rivals comment on their failures. The research, to be published in the Journal of Experimental…
From the University of Arizona press release via EurekAlert!: For older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities, it might be time to log on to Facebook. Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at Baycrest Health Sciences’ Rotman Research Institute (RRI) and the University of Toronto’s Psychology Department have found compelling evidence that older adults can…