From the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (UK) press release via EurekAlert!: Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression. However, new research published in the BMJ, suggests that adding…
From the Yale University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Few if any smoking-cessation “quitlines” routinely screen and counsel callers about their alcohol use. A new study has examined drinking patterns among smokers calling…
From the City College of New York press release: Visual and auditory stimuli that elicit high levels of engagement and emotional response can be linked to reliable patterns of brain activity, a team of researchers…
From the University of Zürich press release: Anyone who trains character strengths increases their sense of wellbeing, a large-scale study conducted by a team of psychologists from the University of Zurich has concluded. It proved…
From the Economic and Social Research Council press release via MedicalXpress: People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Marital discord is a significant social problem for children, sometimes leading to problems in health and well-being. A new longitudinal study finds that…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: A robot analogous to a child between 6 and 14 months old can develop rudimentary linguistic skills through interaction with a human participant, as reported…
From the Cambridge University press release via MedicalXpress: A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others. Researchers looking…
From the UC Davis press release: When it comes to marketing via video sharing on social media, choosing an influential person to “seed” a video is essential — but video quality isn’t all that important.…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals via EurekAlert!: Normally, male California mice are surprisingly doting fathers, but new research published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology suggests that high anxiety can turn these…