From the American Sociological Association (ASA) media release: Morning sickness, shiny hair, and bizarre and intense cravings for pickles and ice cream — what expectations do pregnant women impose on their bodies, and how are…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Working at a clean and prim desk may promote healthy eating, generosity, and conventionality, according to new research. But, the research also shows that a messy desk…
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill media release: Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health,…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) media release: People who feel isolated are more inclined to make risker financial decisions for bigger payoffs, according to new research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 121st Annual…
From the American Psychological Association (APA) media release: Multiracial people may be misidentified more often as being white than black and may value being accurately identified more so than single-race individuals, according to research presented…
From the American Academy of Family Physicians media release: Many adults subscribe to beliefs that inhibit them from disclosing symptoms of depression to their primary care physician. In a survey of 1,054 adults, 43 percent…
From the MIT media release: The “broken-windows theory,” which was propounded by two Harvard University researchers in the early 1980s, holds that urban “disorder” — visible signs of neglect, such as broken windows — actually…
From the Karolinska Institutet media release: A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, that our imagination may affect how we experience the world more than we perhaps think. What we imagine hearing or seeing…
From the Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research media release: Understanding the natural language that drinkers use to describe intoxicated states can provide critical insight into subjective perceptions of intoxicated states, particularly among specific groups such as…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Birthday celebrations often follow a formula, including off-key singing, making a birthday wish while blowing out candles, and the ceremonial cutting of the birthday cake. New research…