#good

10:57pm, 10th May, 2019

Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

(University of California - Riverside) A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory -- a fundamental building block of a functioning mind -- and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood. The team al...

Good mousekeeping: En suite bathroom makes for happier mice

6:38am, 23rd April, 2019

Nature

Good mousekeeping: En suite bathroom makes for happier mice

(University of British Columbia) Mice have a strong preference to nest away from their own waste, UBC research has found. The study showed that mice who were housed in a system of three interconnected cages used separate cages for nesting and elimina...

New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news

5:10am, 1st April, 2019

Humans

New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) When a breast cancer tumor is removed with no signs of cancer left behind, it's great news for patients, and now scientists have more evidence of why.

5:25am, 26th March, 2019

Nature

Sometimes it's not good to be green

(University of Minnesota) The greening or eutrophication of the world's lakes will increase the emission of methane into the atmosphere by 30 to 90 percent during the next 100 years, say authors of a March 26, 2019 paper in Nature Communications...

How the 'good feeling' can influence the purchase of sustainable chocolate

1:15pm, 22nd March, 2019

Nature

How the 'good feeling' can influence the purchase of sustainable chocolate

(University of Göttingen) More and more products carry ethical labels such as fair-trade or organic, which consumers view positively. Nevertheless, the sales figures of these products often remain low, even though they offer advantages for the enviro...

Grandma's Influence is Good for Grandkids

4:27pm, 25th February, 2019

Humans

Grandma's Influence is Good for Grandkids

Grandmothers can enhance the survival of grandchildren. That is, unless grandma’s too old or lives too far away. Karen Hopkin reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Good dog? Bad dog? Their personalities can change

11:46am, 22nd February, 2019

Humans

Good dog? Bad dog? Their personalities can change

(Michigan State University) When dog-parents spend extra time scratching their dogs' bellies, take their dogs out for long walks and games of fetch, or even when they feel constant frustration over their dogs' naughty chewing habits, they a...

3:38pm, 10th February, 2019

Tech

Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?

The Pentagon is funding brain-implant research aimed at creating neurally “enhanced” soldiers.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why forgetting at work can be a good thing

12:23pm, 7th February, 2019

Tech

Why forgetting at work can be a good thing

(University of Münster) Psychologists and information scientists at the University of Münster have looked at how digital information systems support daily work and why it can be a good for us to forget certain things. The results of their study have...

4:10pm, 25th October, 2018

Space

SpaceX is reportedly looking for a $500M loan — and a few good Seattle baristas

An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s BFR in flight. (SpaceX Illustration) Bloomberg News is quoting unnamed sources as saying that in the leveraged loan market with Goldman Sachs’ help. Today’s report said that Goldman Sachs Group is leading the tal...