Month: September 2020

Biological roots for teen risk-taking: Uneven brain growth

Why do some adolescents take more risks than others? Research suggests that two centers in the brain, one which makes adolescents want to take risks and the other which prevents them from acting on these impulses, physically mature at different rates and that adolescents with large differences in the rate of development between these two […]

Published on September 9, 2020

More cats might be COVID-19 positive than first believed, study suggests

A newly published study looking at cats in Wuhan, where the first known outbreak of COVID-19 began, shows more cats might be contracting the disease than first believed. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads […]

Published on September 9, 2020

People who were children when their parents divorced have less ‘love hormone’

People who were children when their parents were divorced showed lower levels of oxytocin — the so-called ‘love hormone’ — when they were adults than those whose parents remained married, according to a new study. The lower level may play a role in having trouble forming attachments when they are grown. Read Full Article (External […]

Published on September 9, 2020