From the University of Notre Dame press release via EurekAlert!: Women who engage in “fat talk” — the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies — are less…
From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity,…
From the University of Luxembourg press release via AlphaGalileo: Schools may be a step closer towards the development of effective strategies to prevent violent behaviour. New research from the University of Luxembourg shows that there…
From the NYU press release via Newswise: Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an…
From the University of Essex press release via AlphaGalileo: Does checking Twitter and Facebook to see what your friends are up to make you feel like you are missing out on all the fun? Researchers…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of…
From the Arizona State University press release via MedicalXpress: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life’s decisions, from planting crops, to…
From the Wayne State University press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of…
From the University of Michigan press release via HealthCanal: The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study. After…
From the University of St. Andrews press release via EurekAlert!: Human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers at the University of St…