Hugs may help protect against conflict-related distress
Public Release: 3-Oct-2018 Hug receipt on day of interpersonal conflict correlated with smaller decrease in positive affect PLOS Receiving hugs may buffer against deleterious...
Is a popular painkiller hampering our ability to notice errors?
Public Release: 8-Apr-2016 University of Toronto It's been known for more than a century that acetaminophen is an effective painkiller, but according to a...
The human brain uses several frequency bands for the flow of information between lower and higher areas
Public Release: 28-Jan-2016 The brain communicates on several channels Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Caption The human brain 'fires' on different channels: nerve cells are active in alpha, beta...
Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers
Public Release: 20-Jan-2016 University of British Columbia [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2CWiisD5p4&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Credit: University of British Columbia Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making -- even...
Mirrors can make unhealthy foods less tasty
Public Release: 17-Dec-2015 Healthy reflections Cornell Food & Brand Lab People often choose the unhealthy food because they think it is tastier. Aiming...
Study 329 – Reanalysis of antidepressant trial finds popular drug ineffective & unsafe for adolescents
Public Release: 16-Sep-2015 Results contradict original findings and have important implications for research and practice BMJ The widely used antidepressant paroxetine is neither safe nor...
How music alters the teenage brain
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Music training initiated during high school might hone brain development Northwestern University Music enhances the teenage brain's response to sound; sharpens language...
The sleep-deprived brain can mistake friends for foes
Public Release: 14-Jul-2015 If you can't tell a smile from a scowl, you're probably not getting enough sleep University of California - Berkeley If you...
Statins linked to lower aggression in men, but higher in women
“One early hypothesis was that lower levels of cholesterol may reduce brain serotonin. (The connection between low brain serotonin activity and violence has been viewed...
Knowledge about alternative medicine connected to education, income
Public Release: 17-Jun-2015 San Francisco State University People with lower educational levels and incomes are less likely to know about yoga, acupuncture, natural products and...
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Common Medications associated with Homicide
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDIlnyzcDws] The newly published study analysed the pre-crime use of prescription drugs among all persons convicted of a homicide in Finland between 2003 and...
Infections can affect your IQ by over 9 points
Public Release: 21-May-2015 New research shows that infections can impair your cognitive ability measured on an IQ scale; the study is the largest of its...
Obese teens’ brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, Dartmouth study finds
Public Release: 21-May-2015 - TV food commercials activated overweight adolescents' brain region that controls their mouths Dartmouth College IMAGE: The most surprising finding of a...
Three universities using $1.55M NIH grant to track vaccine attitudes via Twitter
UGA using NIH grant to track vaccine attitudes with Twitter May 1, 2015 developed to study vaccination attitudes and behaviors through social media could change...
The key to reducing pain in surgery may already be in your hand
Public Release: 29-Apr-2015 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Imagine a hand-held electronic device - accessible, portable and nearly universal - that could reduce pain and...
Hostile Parents Blast CA Senators; Vote on Vaccination Bill Postponed
By NICK CAHILL SACRAMENTO (CN) - Before a hostile audience of parents threatening to take their children out of public school, a California...
The placebome: Where genetics and the placebo effect meet
Public Release: 13-Apr-2015 How will genomics impact the role of the placebo in patient care and clinical research? Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON -Placebos...
Change in Human Social Behavior in Response to a Common Vaccine
- Human social behavior does, indeed, change with exposure - Compared to the 48 hours preexposure, participants interacted with significantly more people, and in significantly...
World first study reveals antibodies that may trigger psychosis in children
Public Release: 31-Mar-2015 University of Sydney A world first study revealing the presence of two antibodies in a sub-group of children experiencing their first episode...
You are when you eat
Public Release: 12-Mar-2015 A new study finds that limiting flies to specific eating hours protected their hearts against aging San Diego State University SAN DIEGO...