From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Media violence does have an effect on children’s behaviour and a concerted public health response involving parents, professionals, the media and policymakers is needed to…
From the University of Southern California – Health Sciences press release via ScienceDaily: You’re minding your own business when a food craving suddenly hits, and if you just saw an image of a cupcake, or…
From the University of Georgia press release: People love social networks. That’s the obvious conclusion from Facebook’s 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most visited sites on the web,…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: A first-of-its kind study using the World Wide Web to collect data from more than 10,000 study subjects ages 11 to 85 found that humans’ inborn “number sense”…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we turn on the A/C in the summer, our first thought is probably one of relief. If it’s 100 degrees in the shade, we’re probably not…
From the Michigan State University press release: Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer, according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar…
From the Endocrine Society press release via Newswise: Women with moderate to severe depression had substantial improvement in their symptoms of depression after they received treatment for their vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds.…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: A study that was published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics describes the psychological predictors of completing psychotherapy successfully in patients with…
From the Northwestern University press release: Want to nail that tune that you’ve practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Young adults who make particularly heavy use of mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and symptoms of mental health. “Public…