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Brain's Link Between Sounds, Smells and Memory Revealed
The same part of the brain that's in charge of processing our senses is also responsible, at least in part, for storing emotional memories, a new study suggest.
Can Migraines Cause Mood Swings?
What causes the strange visual and body sensations of migraine auras? Are depression and elation common with migraine? An expert answers reader questions about migraine.
Demand for malaria drug soars
Farmers and scientists struggle to keep up with needs of ambitious medicine-subsidy programme.
Study details autism's heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages
The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of...
Culture wires the brain: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
Where you grow up can have a big impact on the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and even how your brain works. In a report in a special...
Survey of coastal residents shows Gulf oil spill has significant impact on families
As the acute phase of the Gulf oil spill transitions to a chronic phase, researchers have found evidence of significant impact of the disaster on the health, mental health, and...
MU researcher says Chinese credit market remains underdeveloped
COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬ — The Chinese government has made several reforms to its economic policies in recent years. Despite these reforms, a new study shows that Chinese households are...
Cardiff study aims to uncover source of sensory problems in autism
The way the brain reacts differently to the sense of touch in people with Autism will be examined as part of an innovative Cardiff University study designed to create better...
Political Body Language: Left vs. Right
Politicians favored their nondominant hands when making negative statements during the last two Presidential debates.
Sleeping Late on Weekends Not a Remedy for Lost Snooze Time
Extended snooze time on weekends might not be enough to make up for a weeks' worth of sleep deprivation
Healthiest pregnant women feel a strong sense of community
It takes a village to keep a pregnant woman at her healthiest, a new University of Michigan study shows...
Pilot safety protocol could help dentists reduce errors
Pilots and dentists have more in common than one might think: Both jobs are highly technical and require teamwork. Both are subject to human error where small, individual mistakes may...
Study discovers a confused nation crippled by choice
The UK is a nation overwhelmed by too much choice and information according to a study based on the views of 6,000 people, revealing that modern life has created a...
Student's water bottles will help the world's poor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A student is helping fund third-world African communities by designing an innovative eco-friendly water bottle.
Confronting Racial Bias Has Surprising Motivation
When hopeful that others will change their ways, people are more likely to confront prejudice remarks.
Drug trials funded by industry are more likely to publish favourable results
When published results are systematically tracked for drug trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, those from industry-funded trials are the likeliest to be favourable to the drug in question, report researchers at...
Research shows what you say about others says a lot about you
How positively you see others is linked to how happy, kind-hearted and emotionally stable you are, according to new research by a Wake Forest University psychology professor...
Pathological Internet use among teens may lead to depression
Teens who use the Internet pathologically appear more likely to develop depression than those who do not, according to a new report.
Relatives of individuals with autism tend to display abnormal eye movements
Abnormal eye movements and other sensorimotor and neurobehavioral impairments appear common in unaffected family members of individuals with autism, according to a new report.
Relatives of Those with Autism Show Eye-Movement Deficits
The tangled web of autism symptoms and genetic markers has left researchers searching for patterns and trends in unusual places. New work examining the subtle symptoms shared by...
'Minority Report' billboards are coming
WINCHESTER, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Billboards like those depicted in the film "Minority Report" that "recognized" Tom Cruise's character to deliver targeted ads may be here soon, scientists...
Mind: A Snapshot of a Generation May Come Out Blurry
Social scientists have been surveying young people for decades, looking for trends in thinking and behavior, but assessing a generation’s collective personality is a far slipperier territory.
Study finds mentorship program successfully fights childhood obesity
A program pairing healthy young adults with urban middle school students helped the adolescents adopt healthy habits, active lifestyles and a healthy weight, according to a new study from the...
Peregrine falcons make comeback in Ont.
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources is asking for the public's help conducting a provincewide survey of peregrine falcons.
'Wait-and-see' effect not always caused by economic uncertainty, research shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Business uncertainty leads to quick drops in economic activity, according to a long-held belief in economics. New research from the University of Notre Dame casts doubt on that...
Paradigm shift in memory development
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from UC Davis challenges conventional wisdom on the development of memory in children.
Social Snubs May Be Seriously Sickening
A new study shows one way social rejection can influence physical health
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