From the Brigham Young University press release: Tis the season for helping at a soup kitchen, caroling at a care facility or shoveling a neighbor’s driveway. While those gifts of self surely help others, new…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release: How do you unwind before bedtime? If your answer involves Facebook and Netflix, you are actively reducing your chance of a good night’s sleep. And you are…
From the University of Cincinnati press release: For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means turning to negative, risky behaviors — yet little is known about…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Babies as young as 10 months can assess how much someone values a particular goal by observing how hard they are willing to work to achieve it,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Staff who feel they are treated unfairly at work are at increased risk of being off sick more frequently and for longer, according to new research by…
From the American University press release: News outlets seeking to increase reader engagement should look to concepts from game design, according to a new report from American University (AU). The study, done in collaboration between…
From the Michigan State University press release: Discrimination not only harms the health and well-being of the victim, but the victim’s romantic partner as well, indicates new research led by a Michigan State University scholar.…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release: A schizophrenia patient’s own perceptions of their experiences — and confidence in their judgments — may be factors that can help them overcome challenges to…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: In almost as quickly as it takes to blink an eye, we make assumptions about a group of people. New research from UCLA (University of…
From the Aalto University press release: Using anonymous mobile phone data, Aalto University doctoral researcher Talayeh Aledavood has tapped into patterns in people’s behaviour. She has found out that our ‘chronotypes‘ — our inherent periods…