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Researchers look at how mindfulness works

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From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire, anger and anxiety, and encouraging… 

Study looks at impact of adversity on early life development

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From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in… 

Study suggests exercise boosts satisfaction with life

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From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found that people’s… 

Study links loneliness in older years to increased health risks

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From the Concordia University press release via ScienceDaily: Always look on the bright side of life. Thanks to a new study from Concordia University, this catchy refrain offers a prescription for staying healthy during one’s… 

Study examines parents’ perception of children’s worries

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From the UC Davis press release: Parents consistently overestimate their children’s optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research by psychologists at the University of California, Davis, Center for Mind and Brain. The findings… 

Study examines nature of vendettas

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From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release via HealthCanal: It all began with a harmless game of soccer among young men in northwestern Albania. After one of the players had been injured in a subsequent dispute, his…