“Academic achievement is a potential source of self-worth and source of feeling of mastery that people may not have realized is available to children with…
Law professor Matthew W. Finkin says that not only do employees face challenges when securing references from past employers, but employers also expose…
A better understanding of how we use acoustic cues to stress new information and put old information in the background may help computer programmers produce…
That is the finding of a University of Michigan study providing the first known nationally representative data documenting substantial gender differences in…
New studies identify brain changes in people with Alzheimer's disease. The results give researchers a greater understanding of the disease and may help at-risk…
New human and animal studies released today uncover the extensive brain wiring used in communication and provide new insights into how the brain processes and…
People with “mastery goals” want to improve themselves. Maybe they want to get better grades, make more sales, or land that triple toe loop. On the other hand,…
New results from a study by neuroscientists at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease exhibit a specific…
A new study overturns that hypothesis, presenting the first geological evidence that the ancestors of these and other C4 grasses emerged millions of years…
Almost a third of cerebral malaria survivors developed epilepsy or other behavioral disorders in the most comprehensive study to date of the disease in African…
The research shows that depression is common among young South Africans, and could be making a significant contribution towards the HIV epidemic. As well, the…
The results presented are a promising basis for reducing the accumulation of arsenic in crops from regions in Asia that are polluted by this toxic metalloid,…
A number of studies in the West have shown that heavy bleeding following childbirth has become more common in recent years. In her thesis, midwife and…
That's the finding of a new longitudinal study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal and the University of Minnesota. The research appears in…
ASD is defined by impaired social interaction and communication, and can disrupt the brain's ability to interpret the movements of other people, known as…
The study included 24 girls and boys between the age of 12 and 16. Half of the group had autism spectrum disorder and all of the teenagers scored within the…