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Only 40 percent of the psychological assessment tools used in courts have been favorably...
A new, multiyear study published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI), a journal of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), finds that only 40%...
Cloud computing: Amazon, Microsoft and Google will become an even bigger part of people’s...
With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of...
The French Adrian helmet performs better than modern designs
Biomedical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better...
Severe TBI is associated with a greater risk of mental health conditions
U.S. combat soldiers who suffered a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely than soldiers with other serious injuries to experience...
Globe thermometer – new formulas can lower cooling demand by up to 40 percent
Standard comfort measurements used to design buildings' heating and cooling systems share a common flaw, according to new research.
The researchers said the findings...
Researchers finds a link between blood supply to the hippocampus and cognitive performance
Memory performance and other cognitive abilities benefit from a good blood supply to the brain.
This applies in particular to people affected by a...
Forgiveness pills alleviate emotional and physical pain
Most everyone experiences the pain of social rejection at some point in their lives.
It can be triggered by the end of a romantic...
Easy-to-seduce men do not attract women
How men play the mating game is fairly well understood. But the psychological tricks and ploys women might use to attract or deceive men...
New smart jumpsuit measures movement of infants to detect abnormal neurological development
A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children’s spontaneous movement in the natural environment.
Researchers have developed a smart...
The hormone kisspeptin enhances brain activity in men
The researchers behind the early-stage work, published in JCI Insight, are exploring whether kisspeptin can ultimately be used to treat men with common psychosexual disorders...
Report : terrorist attacks – how are linked intrusive memories and PTSD
The terrorist attacks committed in Paris and Saint-Denis on November 13, 2015 have left lasting marks, not only on the survivors and their loved...
Functional neurological disorders (FND) and early childhood trauma are linked
In individuals with functional neurological disorder (FND), the brain generally appears structurally normal on clinical MRI scans but functions incorrectly (akin to a computer...
The presence of some of the blood’s molecules may predict autism risk years before...
Within days of birth, a few drops of blood are collected from every newborn in California - and across the United States - which...
Astrocytes hijack microglia for the benefit of tumor growth in medulloblastoma
A surprising discovery about a rare form of childhood brain cancer suggests a new treatment approach for that cancer – and potentially many others.
Researchers...
Typical interventions for schizophrenia do not improve long-term outcomes
A Stony Brook University-led study reveals that, despite the common view that early intervention in schizophrenia slows or stops mental decline, those who receive...
