From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the Michigan State University press release via ScienceDaily: A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn’t just put patients at ease — it actually changes the brain’s response to stress and increases pain…
From the American Epilepsy Society (AES) press release via ScienceDaily: A behavioral test widely used on rodents to study spatial learning and memory, the Morris water maze (MWM), was recreated using software developed to create…
From the University of Southampton press release via EurekAlert!: As the nights draw in and the temperature begins to drop, many of us will be thinking of ways to warm up on the dark winter…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: For people living in both rich and poor countries, the average person’s happiness is based on a combination of individual wealth, possessions and optimism, according to…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Why are older people especially vulnerable to becoming victims of fraud? A new UCLA study indicates that an important clue may lie in a particular region of the…
From the University of Granada press release: When a person lies they suffer a “Pinocchio effect”, which is an increase in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner…
From the BYU press release: Most people know when to be afraid and when it’s ok to calm down. But new research on autism shows that children with the diagnosis struggle to let go of…
From the Baylor University press release via EurekAlert!: Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Employers are often more focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with than they are on finding the person who can best do…