From the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) press release via Newswise: Noise can be distracting, especially to a person trying to concentrate on a difficult task. Studying annoying noises helps architects design better building environments…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: So many acts in our daily lives – refusing that second slice of cake, walking past the store with the latest gadgets, working on your tax forms…
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release via ScienceDaily: New neuroscience research is confirming an old adage about the power of a handshake: strangers do form a better impression of those…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. Mice that were paired with a cage-mate showed lower pain…
From the University of Liverpool press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the first few weeks after…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults to…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according…
From the Springer press release: Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Carolina University in the US. Their…
From the Penn State press release via EurekAlert!: Men and women who are expectant parents have different stress reactions to relationship conflict, according to researchers at Penn State, who studied couples expecting their first child.…
From the Clemson University press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers are exploring how specific online communication attitudes — such as individuals’ tendency for online self-disclosure, online social connection, and online anxiety — predicted their compulsive and…