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Labeling obesity as a disease may have psychological costs

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From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal… 

Transcendental Meditation reduces teacher stress and burnout

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From the Maharishi University of Management media release: A new study published in The Permanente Journal (Vol. 18, No.1) on health showed the introduction of the Transcendental Meditation® technique substantially decreased teacher stress and burnout.… 

Study shows autistic brains create more information at rest

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From the Case Western Reserve University media release: New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest — a 42%… 

Studies find new links between sleep duration and depression

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From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A genetic study of adult twins and a community-based study of adolescents both report novel links between sleep duration and depression. The studies are published in… 

Two stressed people equals less stress

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From the USC Marshall School of Business media release: Does giving a speech in public stress you out? Or writing a big presentation for your boss? What about skydiving? One way to cope, according to… 

Studies find individuals with ADHD have communicative difficulty

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From the University of Waterloo media release: People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are less able to consider the perspective of their conversational partner, says research from the University of Waterloo. The findings may… 

Vitamin B12 impedes development of Alzheimer’s

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From the University of Oslo media release: Do you know someone who has started to search for words or speak slowly? Or someone who suddenly has problems in finding their way about, remembering simple things…