False memories lack sensory and other details, study finds
Memory is notoriously fickle. Now researchers have found a way to distinguish true and false memories using methods which may ultimately help in the courtroom.
Drop in positive emotions – rather than jump in negative – linked to poorer health in widowhood
When a spouse or life partner dies, the survivor experiences more health issues.A new study points to the steep drop in positive emotions as the culprit.
Data archive on child abuse renewed with $3.6 million
The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect received renewed funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in recognition for its role in combatting child maltreatment.
Course trains practitioners and fosters service learning for CU students
A new workshop series for local daycare programs teaches state-of-the-art theory and methods and gives back to community partners who provide Cornell undergraduates with experiential learning opportunities.
Spoken language declines may be early marker for Alzheimer’s disease, pilot study finds
A pilot study suggests that older adults with early Alzheimer’s disease may be especially prone to difficulty constructing complex sentences as well as finding words.
Gut instinct: We can identify criminals on sight, study finds
Three Cornell researchers to reopen a “long and sordid” history of research and debate about whether we can determine who is a criminal by looking at his face. Their finding: We can.
Collision of climate change and aging populations needs serious study
Cornell researchers are calling on their colleagues around the world to focus on how aging global populations will intersect with climate change and calls for environmental sustainability.
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