From the Cornell University press release via ScienceDaily: Labeling food as “organic” may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell University study. The research, published Nov. 27 online in the…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the negative effects of playing violent video games can accumulate over time. Researchers found that people…
From the North Dakota State University press release via MedicalXpress: A new study by Rebecca J. Woods, assistant professor in the human development and family science department at North Dakota State University, shows sitting up,…
From the Indiana University press release via MedicalXpress: At a Bloomington, Ind., toy store, kids ages 8 to 12 gather weekly to trade Pokemon cards and share their mutual absorption in the intrigue and adventure…
From the Elsevier press release via MedicalXpress: A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory…
From the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release: The health benefits of ‘water clubs’ in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water, owe as least as much…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: With a little practice, one could learn to tell a lie that may be indistinguishable from the truth. New Northwestern University research shows that lying is more…
From the Concordia University press release: Rows of new toys, endless racks of sweaters on clothing store shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore. From mall displays to boutique…
From the Brown University press release: Where are you? Conventional wisdom in brain research says that you just used your hippocampus to answer that question, but that might not be the whole story. The context…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Max Mcclure via MedicalXpress: Using brain-monitoring technology, Stanford psychology researchers have discovered that infant brains respond to faces in much the same way as adult brains…