Study Finds Elite Gamers Share Mental Toughness With Olympic Athletes
High performing esports professionals may require the same mental stamina it takes to be a top Olympian, according to QUT research. A new study, published…
High performing esports professionals may require the same mental stamina it takes to be a top Olympian, according to QUT research. A new study, published…
Stockholm, Sweden: Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crimes. In…
The ancient practice of yoga could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at home, as new research from the University of…
Researchers at Orygen and La Trobe University have completed a rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research to assess the potential impact of COVID-19…
Physical presence of spouse alters how parents’ brains respond to stimuli from children. A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has…
Increased levels of serotonin transporters in the amygdala may be to blame. Anxiety-prone people can blame serotonin cleanup proteins gone awry in their amygdala, according…
Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress. Abnormal levels of stress hormones such as…
Tubulin traps important signaling molecules, leads to reduced brain messaging. Scientists have zeroed in on a structural protein as a new target for the diagnosis…
Coronavirus outbreaks show why cities need to invest in green spaces, psychologist says. As state and local officials pleaded for residents to stay at home…
A new form of magnetic brain stimulation rapidly relieved symptoms of severe depression in 90% of participants in a small study conducted by researchers at…
Stress restructures the brain by halting the production of crucial ion channel proteins, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Stress harms the brain…
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeps across the world, it is causing widespread concern, fear, and stress, all of which are natural and normal reactions…
People who reduce the time they spend on Facebook smoke less, are more active, and feel better all around. Two weeks of 20 minutes less…
Environmental light shown to affect retention of traumatic long-term memory in flies. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory…
Psychologists at the University of Bath, King’s College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic…
Drug class ‘notoriously difficult to quit,’ yet not intended for permanent use, according to authors in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Patients who…
Sitting Still Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Adolescents Too much time sitting still — sedentary behavior — is linked to an increased risk…
A new method of interpreting brain activity could be used in clinics to identify people likely to respond to the antidepressant sertraline, according to a…