From the University of Connecticut press release: Creeped out by cooties? Grossed out by germs? Squeamish about sickness? If so, then you might also find yourself engaging in more preventative health behaviors, like frequent handwashing…
From the Yale University press release: “One day at a time” is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new…
From the Rutgers University press release: Aerobic exercise clearly benefits young adults with major depression, and a Rutgers-led study suggests it may be possible to predict those who would benefit from behavioral therapy with exercise.…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: If and how babies recall what they have learned depends on their mood: what they’ve learned when feeling calm is inaccessible when they’re active and vice versa. This was…
From the University of Zürich press release: A trusting therapeutic relationship and outcome-oriented collaboration between therapist and patient are critical for the successful treatment of mental illness. And it pays to start early in therapy,…
From the University of South Australia press release: From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a smile — how it picks you up, changes your outlook, and generally makes…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: People are better at learning and decision-making when trying to avoid harm to others, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Humans are often motivated by self-interest. Participants in…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The statistics are sobering. More than 14 million American adults suffer from some form of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a chronic inability to stop or control alcohol…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Researchers for years have understood how attitudes held with certainty might predict behavior, but a series of new studies led by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggest there…
From the Northumbria University press release: The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound, negative impact on nine out of ten people with experience of eating disorders, a new study from Northumbria University, Newcastle, reveals. According…