Footballing success in the young can be measured in the brain
The working memory and other cognitive functions in children and young people can be associated with how successful they are on the football pitch, a new study from Karolinska Institutet shows....
View ArticlePrice of a pill – professor’s new book examines affordable medicines
""The University of Huddersfield’s new Professor in Medicines and Healthcare is Professor Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar Countries both rich and poor are confronted with the challenge of making sure that...
View ArticleNew research demonstrates a link between swearing fluency and emotion
Keele University psychologist Dr Richard Stephens has published a new research paper which explores how experiencing emotion impacts on people swearing. The findings cast new light on opinions around...
View ArticleUnpredictable disasters require new thinking
When the unthinkable happens and the unpredictable takes over, crises cannot be handled by the book. What should the Norwegian police have actually done during the 2011 terrorist attack on the island...
View ArticlePsychological ‘recipe’ identified for viral campaigns such as Ice Bucket...
New work focusing on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge reveals very brief shelf life of such viral campaigns, and suggests the nature of ‘virality’ and social tipping points themselves may be a stumbling...
View ArticleDramatic turn-around in cognitive abilities of children born to older mothers
In contrast to 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those born to younger mothers, reveals new research from the London...
View ArticleCientíficos realizan en un laboratorio el estudio más completo sobre los...
‘Taquicardia afectiva’ (una deceleración seguida de un gran aumento de la frecuencia cardíaca); la activación del músculo facial cigomático (responsable de la sonrisa) o un aumento de la actividad...
View ArticleResettlement of internally displaced persons is affected by multiple factors
Processes of resettling internally displaced persons are affected by a range of different factors that policymakers need to take into account. This is concluded in a newly completed PhD thesis from the...
View ArticleBreaking sonic boundaries: DARE Art Prize winner announced
A composer working with sounds below the limits of human hearing has been announced as the winner of the inaugural £15,000 DARE Art Prize by Opera North and the University of Leeds’ Cultural Institute....
View ArticleUn nuevo estudio revela el nivel de actividad física y deporte de los...
Suecia, Finlandia y Dinamarca son los países de la Unión Europea donde se practica actividad física o deporte con más regularidad, según un estudio científico publicado en Open Access Library Journal...
View ArticleA new study reveals the level of physical activity and sport per European...
Sweden, Finland and Denmark are the European countries that do more sport on a regular basis, according to a study published in the Open Access Library Journal, by the experts Antonio Monleón-Getino,...
View ArticleWhat does vulnerability mean? Life course research seen through the prism of...
The concept of vulnerability has become increasingly important in social sciences to explain different phenomena of fragility in the face of new social risks. The National Centre of Competence in...
View ArticleQue veut dire être vulnérable ? La recherche sur les parcours de vie au...
Le concept de vulnérabilité s’impose de plus en plus dans les sciences sociales pour expliquer différents phénomènes de fragilisation face à de nouveaux risques sociaux. Le Pôle de recherche national...
View ArticleWas heisst es, verletzbar zu sein? Die Forschung zum Lebensverlauf aus dem...
Das Konzept der Verletzbarkeit setzt sich in den Sozialwissenschaften zur Erklärung bestimmter Destabilisierungsphänomene im Hinblick auf soziale Risiken immer mehr durch. Der Nationale...
View ArticleBirmingham’s early warning system flags global financial crises
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new ‘early warning system’ that could help policymakers around the world take action to avert or lessen the impact of financial crisis.
View ArticleDutch Conference of Rectors: dark clouds gather over scientific freedom
Following decades of increasingly free contacts between scientists across the world and a long drop in tension since World War II and especially the fall of the Berlin Wall, this freedom now faces ever...
View ArticleEmpathy and moral choices: a SISSA study limits the role of emotions in moral...
Empathy and emotional awareness do not affect our moral decisions. This is suggested by a new study published on Social Neuroscience and led by SISSA neuroscientist Marilena Aiello. Our choices do not...
View ArticleLa pobreza de la familia afecta al funcionamiento del cerebro de los bebés,...
Una investigación liderada por la Universidad de Granada revela que los bebés pertenecientes a familias con menos recursos económicos y un menor nivel educativo presentan un funcionamiento más...
View ArticleWhat exercises burn the most calories?
Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have calculated for the first time the real energy expenditure in different training programs, including both aerobic and anaerobic contribution.
View ArticleBody and brain timing can be trained
Good timing is vital in many situations of daily life, but is rarely something we consider. In a new dissertation from Umeå University, Olympia Karampela shows that our ability for timing is something...
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