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…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Three studies being presented today at sleep 2012 conclude that obesity and depression are the two main culprits making us excessively sleepy while awake.…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Rather than gaining “liquid courage” to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociological study.…
From the Aarhus University press release via MedicalXpress: When being diagnosed with cancer, people will naturally worry about their future, their family and about dying. Actually, no less than 35-40% of cancer patients suffer from…
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via ScienceDaily: Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers. In…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via EurekAlert!: Stress may affect brain development in children — altering growth of a specific piece of the brain and abilities associated with it — according to researchers…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: Skin cancer patients whose childhood included periods of neglect or maltreatment are at a much greater risk for their cancers to return when they face a…
From the Ohio State University press release: A small, exploratory study suggests that many first-time parents – particularly mothers – actually increase the amount of time they spend on Facebook after the birth of their…
From the University of Cincinnati press release via MedicalXpress: We’ve all said it; those two words that sum up a bad day or an unexpected expense: I’m stressed. A little bit of time-limited stress is…
From the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers led by the psychologists and neuroscientists Prof. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Bernadette von Dawans at the University of Freiburg, Germany, examined in a…