Public Release: 21-Dec-2015 Brain scans reveal new connections that are potentially beneficial, harmful University of Utah Health Sciences SALT LAKE CITY – Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of compulsive video game players… Read More ›
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Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA — ScienceDaily The human version of a DNA sequence called HARE5 turns on a gene important for brain development (gene activity is stained blue), and causes a mouse… Read More ›
Unlike humans, monkeys aren’t fooled by expensive brands
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 2-Dec-2014 A group of researchers tested whether monkeys show a common human bias: the tendency to confuse the price of a good with its quality. Previous studies have shown that humans think wine labeled with an expensive… Read More ›
How artificial intelligence is changing our lives
By The Christian Science Monitor Sunday, September 16, 2012 13:38 EDT In Silicon Valley, Nikolas Janin rises for his 40-minute commute to work just like everyone else. The shop manager and fleet technician at Google gets dressed and heads out… Read More ›
FASEB opposes the Government Spending Accountability Act
Contact: Lawrence Green lgreen@faseb.org 301-634-7335 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD – The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) wrote to all members of the House of Representatives expressing its opposition to the Government Spending… Read More ›
Social psychologists espouse tolerance and diversity — do they walk the walk? The Answer is NO
Contact: Anna Mikulak amikulak@psychologicalscience.org 202-293-9300 Association for Psychological Science Every ten years or so, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists and a discussion about what ought to be done ensues…. Read More ›
Omega-3 intake during last months of pregnancy boosts an infant’s cognitive and motor development
Repost 2008 Contact: Jean-François Huppé jean-francois.huppe@dap.ulaval.ca 418-656-7785 Université Laval Quebec City, April 9, 2008—A study supervised by Université Laval researchers Gina Muckle and Éric Dewailly reveals that omega-3 intake during the last months of pregnancy boosts an infant’s sensory, cognitive,… Read More ›
Applying algorithm to social networks can reveal hidden connections criminals use to commit fraud, says UAlberta researcher
Contact: Jamie Hanlon jamie.hanlon@ualberta.ca 780-492-9214 University of Alberta Math tree may help root out fraudsters Fraudsters beware: the more your social networks connect you and your accomplices to the crime, the easier it will be to shake you from the… Read More ›
Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers
Contact: April Frawley Birdwell afrawley@vpha.health.ufl.edu 352-273-5817 University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida researchers have discovered a link between morbid obesity in toddlers and lower IQ scores, cognitive delays and brain lesions similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s… Read More ›
Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ in children
Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California – Berkeley Berkeley – In a new study suggesting pesticides may be associated with the health and development of children, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Public Health have… Read More ›
Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-207-383-6529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ,… Read More ›
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