From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Much of our daily lives are spent completing tasks that involve a degree of waiting, such as remaining on hold while scheduling a doctor’s appointment or…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Is it possible to create suitable and amusing educational computer games? Can you use qualities from other types of games? And what do the children really…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient’s…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via ScienceDaily: Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might think, according to research by…
From the University of Melbourne press release via ScienceDaily: A ‘can do’ attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined. Researchers from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Hear the word “party” and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year’s may come rushing to mind. But it’s…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the…
From the Northwestern University press release: Remember the telephone game where people take turns whispering a message into the ear of the next person in line? By the time the last person speaks it out…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers watching their diet should pay close attention to the amount of unhealthy foods they eat, but can relax when it comes to healthier…