From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Humans are much more inclined to cooperate than are their closest evolutionary relatives. The prevailing wisdom about why this is true has long been…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via EurekAlert!: For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak coming near age 65, according…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Most people are faced with embarrassment or humiliation at some point in their lives. Maybe they get nervous before a big presentation to the bosses at work. Maybe…
From the Université Laval press release via EurekAlert!: Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers…
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking in adulthood. Researchers from Stockholm…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: In the 1960s and 1970s, classic social psychological studies were conducted that provided evidence that even normal, decent people can engage in acts of extreme…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Kelly Servick via ScienceDaily: Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently. In a difficult or dangerous situation,…
From the Sanford Health press release via Newswise: An eating disorders research team led by Stephen Wonderlich, a Director of Clinical Research at the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (NRI), has developed a successful bulimia nervosa therapy…
From the University of Toronto press release via Newswise: A virtual reality test being developed at UTSC might do a better job than pencil-and-paper tests of predicting whether a cognitive impairment will have real-world consequences.…