Social &amp; Behavioral Science

May 26, 2022

Robot learns to follow orders like Alexa

August 31, 2017

Credit: Tom Buehler, MIT CSAIL Despite what you might see in movies, today's robots are still very limited in what...

When it comes to looking for jobs, it’s not how many you know, but how well you know them

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 30, 2017 - While online networking sites enable individuals to increase their professional connections, to what extent...

Research on the meaning of ancient geometric earthworks in southwestern Amazonia

Credit: Photographer: Sanna Saunaluoma Researchers examine pre-colonial geometric earthworks in the southwestern Amazonia from the point of view of indigenous...

Fast-forward aging due to DNA damage

Credit: Diletta Edifizi The heredity substance DNA is the blueprint of our life. Like an instruction manual it contains all...

A slam dunk for women head coaches — so drop the bias

Having a man in charge of a US female basketball league team does not necessarily translate into more on court...

A magic formula to predict attraction is more elusive than ever

Credit: University of Utah Dating websites often claim attraction between two people can be predicted from the right combination of...

Is changing languages effortful for bilingual speakers? Depends on the situation

Research on the neurobiology of bilingualism has suggested that switching languages is inherently effortful, requiring executive control to manage cognitive...

New clue may reveal the fate of famous French explorer

Credit: ANU An anthropologist at The Australian National University (ANU) may have stumbled across a clue to resolving one of...

Sequencing all 24 human chromosomes uncovers rare disorders

Credit: Darryl Leja for NHGRI. Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that may...

A slam dunk for women head coaches — so drop the bias

Having a man in charge of a US female basketball league team does not necessarily translate into more on court...

Monkeys with Parkinson’s disease benefit from human stem cells

August 31, 2017

Credit: Misaki Ouchida, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University One of the last steps before treating patients...

Pinpointing the origins of autism

August 29, 2017

Credit: Ludmer Centre The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the...

New research strengthens link between mental health and retirement savings

August 29, 2017

Minneapolis - The question of how mental health status affects decisions regarding retirement savings is becoming a pressing issue in...

16-year study suggests air temperature is external trigger for heart attack

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: A 16 year study in more than 280 000 patients has suggested that air...

Is telomere length associated with the cognitive response to a lifestyle intervention?

Credit: National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland Stockholm - Sweden - August 28, 2017- A new study from...

Atrial fibrillation and blood pressure: More than just a number (AFFIRM)

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: New research presented at ESC Congress today shows, for the first time, that blood...

Anti-aldosterones save lives in STEMI heart attack patients: ALBATROSS, REMINDER

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: Certain heart attack patients who have ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are significantly more...

NIPPON follow-up: Shorter dual antiplatelet therapy stands the test of time (DAPT)

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: Three year follow-up of patients who received dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after placement of...

Sildenafil should be avoided in valve disease with residual pulmonary hypertension

Barcelona, Spain - 28 Aug 2017: Sildenafil should not be used to treat residual hypertension in patients with valvular heart...

Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM)