Study reassesses Learning Styles
From the Frontiers press release: What is the best way for teachers to teach so students will really learn? That’s an age-old question. Since the 1970s, one theory that has been popular among schoolteachers and…
Study suggests exercise can help with boosting mood
From the University of Connecticut press release: You don’t have to spend hours at the gym or work up a dripping sweat to improve your mood and feel better about yourself, researchers at the University…
We buy what we grasp: How our hands lead us to choose certain products
From the Bocconi University press release: The things we touch while shopping can affect what we buy, according to studies by Bocconi Department of Marketing’s Zachary Estes and University of Innsbruck’s Mathias Streicher. In “Touch…
Study suggests helping co-workers in the morning can be mentally fatiguing
From the Michigan State University press release: If you show up at work tired, you may want to focus strictly on your own tasks. New research suggests helping coworkers in the morning can lead to…
Severe mental illness linked to much higher risk for cardiovascular disease
From the King’s College London press release: An international study of more than 3.2 million people with severe mental illness reveals a substantially increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease compared to the general population. Led…
Study looks at what drives rejection amongst children
From the Frontiers press release: Children learn how to make friends and interact with others in the first few years of school. Unfortunately, rejection is part of daily life in a classroom and we can…
Exposure to psychological domestic abuse most damaging to children’s wellbeing
From the University of Limerick press release: Exposure to psychological abuse between parents is more damaging to children’s wellbeing as they grow older than physical domestic violence, according to new research carried out at University…
Study suggests experience of beauty requires one to think
From the Cell Press press release: Does the experience of beauty require a person to think? And can sensuous pleasures, like eating or sex, be beautiful? Such questions have long preoccupied philosophers, with Immanuel Kant…
Dad’s involvement with baby early on associated with boost in mental development
From the Imperial College London press release: Fathers who interact more with their children in their first few months of life could have a positive impact on their baby’s cognitive development. In a study, published…
Study suggests even negative attention is better than being ignored
From the University of Basel press release: After experiencing social exclusion, a minimum of attention suffices to reduce individuals’ negative emotions. Even rejection or unkind comments are better for well-being than being ignored by other…