Warum Bioenergie Fluch und Segen zugleich ist
Mit dem großen Fragenkomplex der Bioökonomie beschäftigt sich eine neue Forschungsgruppe am Institut für Soziologie der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, die jetzt ihre Arbeit aufgenommen hat. Unter...
View ArticleVolunteering later in life can enhance mental health and wellbeing
Becoming a volunteer later on in life can result in good mental health and wellbeing, according to researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Birmingham. However, the study...
View ArticlePositive teacher-student relationships boost good behaviour in teenagers for...
The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship can be as effective as anti-bullying programmes at...
View ArticleDevelopmental psychology: Little strategists
Sharing with others and getting something back: Preschoolers expect someone who has benefitted from their generosity to reciprocate when an opportunity arises to do so.
View ArticleFinancial worries linked to mental health issues among university students
Experiencing financial difficulties and worrying about debt at university increases the risk of mental health conditions such as depression and alcohol dependency, according to new research from the...
View ArticleIn Search of Neurobiological Factors for Schizophrenia
It is impossible to predict the onset of schizophrenic psychosis. If factors linked to a risk of psychosis can be identified, however, these may yield significant insights into its underlying...
View ArticleAuf der Suche nach neurobiologischen Faktoren der Schizophrenie
Der Beginn schizophrener Psychosen lässt sich nicht vorhersagen. Identifiziert man jedoch Faktoren, die mit dem Psychoserisiko zusammenhängen, kann dies wichtige Erkenntnisse über die zugrundeliegenden...
View ArticleHow Do the Bugs in Your Gut Affect Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Diseases?
A growing body of scientific and medical evidence continues to shed light on the complex interaction between metabolic pathways affected by microrganisms living in the human gut and gene expression,...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Professor Andre Spicer of Cass Business School comments on...
Andre Spicer is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Cass Business School, City University London. In 2014, he authored the Culture of British Retail Banking Report - the first comprehensive review...
View ArticleLong-term Structural Changes Found in Brains of Concussed Female Athletes
Female athletes who have suffered at least one concussion showed structural differences in the corpus callosum, the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain, compared to unconcussed...
View ArticlePsychopathy of 1,800 prisoners leads to novel diagnostic tool for criminals...
AFTER a large-scale research project involving hundreds of prisoners at maximum security jails, a psychologist at the University of Huddersfield has developed a new method for assessing psychopathy. Dr...
View ArticleNew study shows way for the survival of the UK’s amateur sporting clubs...
TENNIS is one of the great global games and Wimbledon grabs the headlines every summer…but many local clubs face an uncertain future because they experience increasing difficulty persuading people to...
View Article29th ECNP Congress for Applied and Translational Neuroscience
17/09/2016 — 20/09/2016, Europe’s largest meeting in applied and translational neuroscience, the 29th ECNP Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) will take place at the...
View Article“Cultural Learners” in the Cradle
Infants Pay More Attention to Native Speakers of Their Language
View ArticleAdding milk, meat to diet dramatically improves nutrition for poor in Zambia
• Since 1961 in Zambia there has been a notable decline in the availability of milk, meat, eggs, and beans, and an increase in cassava and vegetable oils. • Adding livestock to poor households in...
View ArticleDoes Publicizing Incentive Programs Increase Political Donations?
Field studies designed to assess the impact of promoting political contribution incentives, such as public matching funds and tax credits, showed that nonpartisan publicity did not affect the...
View ArticleUniversity of Leicester awards diversity scholarships to students from...
The University of Leicester has announced new initiatives to address the lack of diversity in the museum sector. Last month, the UK’s Museums Association published a report about diversity in the...
View ArticleRisk of fans catching dengue fever during Olympics ‘very low’
The risk of sports fans catching dengue fever during the Rio Olympics is very low, according to a new study involving mathematicians at the University of Strathclyde. Athletes and foreign visitors have...
View ArticleBelieve It or Not
A new study shows that people benefit more from exercise when they believe it will have a positive effect. Everyone knows exercise is supposed to be good for your health, but is the belief that...
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