Microrobots show promise for treating tumors: Researchers demonstrate a robotic platform for delivering drugs in the human body
Targeting medical treatment to an ailing body part is a practice as old as medicine itself. A Band-Aid is placed […]
Are our personalities and behaviors shaped more by our genes or our circumstances? While this age-old “nature vs. nurture” question […] A study in adolescent girls reports that recent life events impact depressive symptoms differently, depending on how the brain responds […] A majority of young adults with severe mental illness — bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or major depression — consider religion and […] Opportunities for people to interact with nature have declined over the past century, as most people now live in urban […] Philosophers have pondered the nature of consciousness for thousands of years. In the 21st century, the debate over how the […] Sports fans who engage with other fans they’ve never met at a multiday sporting event tend to remember the sponsors […] Ostracism or social exclusion within a group serves to discipline disagreeable, awkward, or free-loading members and thus promote cooperation — […] Widowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per […] The rock n’ roll lore says that once a bandmate gets married, the party’s over for the group. But recently […]Spirituality
Parental ‘memory’ is inherited across generations
Brain function impacts how experiences contribute to depression
Discuss religion, spirituality when treating young adults with severe mental illness: Baylor researcher says it’s ‘critical’ that mental health providers be equipped to assess clients’ religion/spirituality
Can citizen science reverse the extinction of experience?
Waking up is hard to do: Prefrontal cortex implicated in consciousness: Novel way to reverse deep unconsciousness
Having an emotional group feeling boosts multiday sports events: Fans who cheer together can give sponsors an edge, study finds
Out in the cold or one of the gang: Initial contacts set the scene
Volunteering 2 hours per week reduces loneliness in widowed older adults
‘Marriage diversity’ a must-have for rock bands to businesses