Social & Behavioral Science
Link between cells associated with aging and bone loss
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers have reported a causal link between senescent cells -- the cells associated with aging and...
Chemicals from gut bacteria maintain vitality in aging animals
A class of chemicals made by intestinal bacteria, known as indoles, help worms, flies and mice maintain mobility and resilience...
Afternoon slump in reward response
Credit: Byrne et al., The Journal of Neuroscience (2017) Activation of a reward-processing brain region peaks in the morning and...
A&E attendance for people with dementia is common and increasing
A new paper published today in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association found that Accident...
Personifying places can boost travel intentions
People who see animals as people and assign human traits to non-human objects are more likely to travel to destinations...
$5 million from state will transform K-12 history education
The University of California, Davis, will receive more than $1 million from the California Historical Society as part of the...
Citrus: From luxury item to cash crop
New research from Tel Aviv University reveals that citrons and lemons were clear status symbols for the ancient Roman ruling...
New study rebuts the claim that antidepressants do not work
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg, University of Gothenburg. A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media, including Newsweek...
Archaeologists uncover ancient trading network in Vietnam
Credit: ANU A team of archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered a vast trading network which operated...
Communicating in a foreign language takes emotion out of decision-making
If you could save the lives of five people by pushing another bystander in front of a train to his...
Smoking linked to frailty in older adults
A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, finds that current smoking...
Older users like to snoop on Facebook, but worried others might snoop on them
Older adults are drawn to Facebook so they can check out pictures and updates from family and friends, but may...
Should I stay or should I leave?
Credit: University of Utah Knowing whether to stay in or leave a romantic relationship is often an agonizing experience and...
Study shows cigarette makers shifted stance on nicotine patches, gum
The use of nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, inhalers or nasal sprays -- together called "nicotine replacement therapy," or NRT --...
Higher rural suicide rates driven by use of guns
Suicide rates in rural areas of Maryland are 35-percent higher than in the state's urban settings, a disparity that can...
How we recall the past
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When we have a new experience, the memory of that event is stored in a neural circuit...
Elevated testosterone causes bull market trading
Since the first stock market in Amsterdam in the 17th century, trading floors have been dominated by men. It turns...
Modeling human psychology
Credit: © UNIGE A human being's psychological make-up depends on an array of emotional and motivational parameters, such as desire,...
What does music mean? Sign language may offer an answer, new research concludes
How do we detect the meaning of music? We may gain some insights by looking at an unlikely source, sign...
Depression overshadows the past as well as the present
Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past - rather than glorifying the 'good old days', they project their...