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Having a Higher Purpose in Life Reduces Risk of Death Among Older Adults
Possessing a greater purpose in life is associated with lower mortality rates among older adults according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. view more (2009-06-16)
Can Shopping Behavior Indicate Your Personality Type?
The holiday season is the busiest shopping time of the year. In fact, more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday weekend this year according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. And annually during this time, economists pay close attention to the shopping trends. view more (2007-12-07)
Hidden cues that make smokers light up
Smokers trying to kick the habit for 2004 are probably finding it much harder than they expected. New research by University of Sussex psychologists reveals that smokers subconsciously react to all sorts of visual cues that encourage them to light up. It's not just the obvious sight or smell of a cigarette that sparks off the behaviour. The... view more... (2004-01-14)
National Academy of Sciences highlights UCSB study on visual attention
For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, wild animals generally represented either a food source or a potential danger. Detecting an animal's immediate presence and then monitoring its movements was vital to the physical safety, nutrition, and well-being of stone-age families. view more (2007-09-25)
Water quality improves after lawn fertilizer ban, study shows
In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause smelly algae blooms and other problems when the phosphorus washes out of the soil and into waterways. view more (2009-08-18)
The end of barroom brawls
The link between alcohol and aggression is well known. What's not so clear is just why drunks get belligerent. What is it about the brain-on-alcohol that makes fighting seem like a good idea" And do all intoxicated people get more aggressive" Or does it depend on the circumstances" view more (2007-07-18)
Hopkins Children's study: Parents of dying newborns need clearer explanation of options
Parent-doctor discussions about whether to maintain or withdraw life support from terminally ill or severely premature newborns are so plagued by miscommunication and misunderstanding that they might as well be in different languages. view more (2008-09-16)
Unleashing Parent Power
The way to unlock "parent power" when it comes to children's academic achievement is to be revealed by psychologists. Confusion about the role of parents in schooling can be seen in the terms used to describe them in the press and literature, such 'partners', 'consumers' and even 'problems'. But a recent Department for Education and... view more... (2004-01-08)
Infants can organise visual information at just four months
Research investigating attention in infancy has revealed that, at just four months old, babies are able to organise visual information in at least three different ways, according to brightness, shape, and how close the visual elements are together (proximity). view more (2006-04-28)
Study examines treatment for olfactory loss after viral infection
Treatment with a glucocorticoid medication, either alone or in combination with Ginkgo biloba, appears to significantly improve the sense of smell in individuals with previous olfactory loss due to upper respiratory infections. view more (2009-10-20)
Ability to quit smoking may depend on ADHD symptoms, Columbia researchers find
Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.) In a study of smokers with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms, those who exhibited elevated hyperactivity and impulsivity, with or without inattention, showed lower quit rates after 8 weeks than those... view more... (2008-11-24)
Tibetan monks yield clues to brain's regulation of attention
University of Queensland researchers have teamed up with Tibetan Buddhist monks to uncover clues to how meditation can affect perception. view more (2005-06-07)
All work and no play makes for troubling trend in early education
Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free, unstructured playtime in preschool and kindergarten may actually be stunting a child's development instead of enhancing it, according to a University of Illinois professor who studies childhood learning and literacy development. view more (2009-02-13)
Does class size matter?
No more vexing problem in education exists today than the achievement gap in this country. The difference between the extremes has rightfully attracted national attention, and one of the most popular policy proposals is to reduce class size-not surprising, since benchmarks are easily measured. view more (2008-02-29)
Time of our lives
A new study from the University of East Anglia has found that time banks - neighbourhood schemes for exchanging services and skills - are not only successful in providing valuable local services, but also in rebuilding community spirit and trust. Time banks enable participants to "deposit" their time by giving practical support and help to others... view more... (2002-10-30)
MIT researchers catch rats' twitchy whiskers in action
Rats use their whiskers in a way that is closely related to the human sense of touch: Just as humans move their fingertips across a surface to perceive shapes and textures, rats twitch their whiskers to achieve the same goal. view more (2008-02-28)
Monkeys use 'baby talk' to interact with infants
Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of Chicago shows. view more (2007-08-24)
Alzheimer's disease onset tied to lapses in attention, study suggests
People in early stages of Alzheimer's disease have greater difficulty shifting attention back and forth between competing sources of information, a finding that offers new support for theories that contend breakdowns in attention play an important role in the onset of the disease. view more (2005-11-10)
Students least informed about environmental science are most optimistic
Will problems associated with environmental issues improve in the next two decades? According to an analysis of student performance on PISA 2006--an international assessment of 15-year-olds--students who are the best informed about environmental science and the geosciences are also the most realistic about the environmental challenges facing the... view more... (2009-04-23)
Projecting onto thin air
FogScreen is a futuristic innovation that creates a thin white screen of fog. The screen can be projected onto, touched, and even walked through - a sure-fire attention-getter for publicity or educational purposes. view more (2005-01-05)
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