From the University of Chicago media release: Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s chances of premature death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology media release: Going on a double date may be more effective at reigniting passion in your own relationship than the classic candlelit dinner for two. According to…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center media release: The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved treatment and prevention. The bad news: Women who survive stroke have…
From the UCSB media release: It’s widely acknowledged that a common threat unites people. Individuals who were previously separated by social class, race, or ethnicity come together, forming new cooperative alliances to defeat a common…
From the American Heart Association media release: Suffering an injury to the head or neck increases ischemic stroke risk three-fold among trauma patients younger than 50, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s…
From the Wiley media release: Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50. According to the study published in…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals media release: From keeping up a daily exercise routine to eating healthy foods and avoiding impulse purchases, self-control is hard work. Ironically, when it comes to making decisions…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: One 15-minute focused-breathing meditation may help people make smarter choices, according to new research from researchers at INSEAD and The Wharton School. The findings are published in…
From the University of Oxford media release: Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives. The brain area pinpointed…
From the Lifespan media release: In a recent study, researchers at Rhode Island Hospital found significant benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment modality for patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is a…