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.…
From the University of Michigan Health System press release via ScienceDaily: Are you good at coping when life gets tough? Do people call you a straight-shooter? Will you help others without expecting anything in return?…
From the American Thoracic Society press release via Newswise: A novel brain mechanism mediating the inhibition of the critical breathing muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has been identified for the first time in…
From the Université de Montréal press release via ScienceDaily: Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre…