From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem. Sharing is important for improving friendships. But in practice, people with low…
From the SAGE publications press release via EurekAlert!: Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the…
From the SAGE publications press release via EurekAlert!: Love can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Which way it turns depends on the best way to protect the relationship, say researchers…
From the Durham University press release via EurekAlert!: Teaching children with autism to ‘talk things through in their head’ may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible…
From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in South Africa, he witnessed firsthand…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test and, yes, you feel bad—but not as bad…
From the SAGE Publications press release: If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research,…
From the University of Missouri press release: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend…
From the Jena University press release via AlphaGalileo: Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and…