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In Sex, Happiness Hinges on Keeping Up With the Joneses
April 15, 2013 — In sex, happiness hinges on keeping up with the Joneses, a new study finds. Sex apparently is like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses and they're even happier if ... > full story -
Our Futures Look Bright, Because We Reject the Possibility That Bad Things Will Happen
April 15, 2013 — People believe they'll be happy in the future, even when they imagine the many bad things that could happen, because they discount the possibility that those bad things will actually occur, according ... > full story -
Taste of Beer, Without Effect from Alcohol, Triggers Dopamine Release in the Brain
April 15, 2013 — The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking, and other drugs of ... > full story -
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Early Investment in Families Helps Children Succeed in School
April 15, 2013 — An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new ... > full story -
Teachers' Assessments Not Always Conducive to Fair Education, Researcher Says
April 15, 2013 — Teachers’ assessments of pupils’ literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children’s right to fair and gender-equal ... > full story -
Strong Urban Cores Promote Socializing in the City
April 15, 2013 — Opportunities for social interaction -- which are important for individual, economic and social well-being -- are hampered in decentralized cities, even more than by fragmented urban layouts and long ... > full story -
Bacterial Security Agents Go Rogue
April 14, 2013 — CRISPR, a system of genes that bacteria use to defend themselves against viruses, has been found to be involved in helping some bacteria evade the mammalian immune system. Scientists have shown that ... > full story -
Gene Sequencing Project Finds New Mutations to Blame for a Majority of Brain Tumor Subtype
April 14, 2013 — Scientists have advanced their understanding of the genetic defects underlying childhood low-grade gliomas and identifies promising new drug ... > full story -
Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed Into Functional Brain Cells
April 14, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin ... > full story -
Freezing Nerves Knocks Pain out Cold
April 14, 2013 — Using a tiny ball of ice, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis safely short circuits chronic pain caused by nerve damage, according to new ... > full storyMore:
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