Psychology & Psychiatry
Language shapes how the brain perceives time
Language has such a powerful effect, it can influence the way in which we experience time, according to a new study.
May 2, 2017
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Health
Toxic air pollution nanoparticles discovered in the human brain
Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Insight into cancer cells' abnormal behavior
Scientists at Lancaster University have shed light on the metabolic switch observed in abnormal cells like cancer.
Aug 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychology of strategic deception revealed by online poker
Online poker offers new insights into the mind-set of scheming Machiavellians, researchers have found.
May 26, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How a risk gene for schizophrenia affects the brain
Scientists have for the first time shown how the disruption of a key gene involved in mental illness impacts on the brain.
May 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why Super Mario runs from left to right
There may be a fundamental bias in the way people prefer to see moving items depicted in pictures according to research.
Mar 13, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How your friends might help you avoid flu
A study of social networks has yielded clues about how best to improve vaccination rates for influenza.
Jan 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows old adage 'sleep on it' is true - but only if it's a really difficult problem
A new study from Lancaster University has found that sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution.
Oct 12, 2012
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Medical research
'Fingerprinting' breakthrough offers improved brain tumour diagnosis
(Medical Xpress)—UK scientists have made a breakthrough in a new method of brain tumour diagnosis, offering hope to tens of thousands of people.
Sep 21, 2012
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Other
Researchers propose new de-medicalized approach to assisted dying
Three Lancaster University professors have argued that it is time to move beyond a medicalized approach to assisted dying.
Aug 30, 2023
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