BOCHUM, Germany, March 13 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * How Stress Disrupts the Brain's Navigational System * Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why. The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a crucial role in orientation. This has been verified by researchers from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, in an imaging study with 40 individuals. The par more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 13 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study shows that humpbacks shift pitch when a neighbor joins in * UB professor emeritus Eduardo Mercado III, PhD, says that what whales are doing is a "bizarre convergence." By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - A humpback whale alters the pitch of its song when joined by a neighboring singer, a finding that opens a new chapter in the ongoing effort to understand whale song, some of the most structurally and acousti more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 13 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI study shows identity-related stress compounds impact of trauma for LGBTQ+ individuals * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 13, 2026 - A professor at the University of Rhode Island is on a "QueST" to determine how identity-related stress interacts with past traumatic experiences in LGBTQ+ communities. Jillian Scheer, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Health Sciences, is leading the research for Project QueST: Queer Survivors of Tra more PR