From the University of Helsinki press release: Researchers have identified a new genomic region and anxiety-related candidate genes associated with fearfulness in dogs. Findings support their hypothesis that fearfulness and anxiety are hereditary traits in…
From the Wiley press release: A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined five personality traits — neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness — and their links to pre-dementia conditions called motoric cognitive…
From the Queen Mary University of London press release: The more people know about when and why behavioural interventions are being used and their effectiveness, the more likely they are to accept their use to…
From the PLOS press release: An investigation of Twitter messages reveals new insights and tools for studying how people use stretched words, such as “duuuuude,” “heyyyyy,” or “noooooooo.” Tyler Gray and colleagues at the University…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release: Consumers often struggle to achieve self-set life improvement goals, but what if deliberately emulating the successful strategies used by their friends could help them? A new…
From the Georgia State University press release: Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it than women their age or than younger people…
From the University of Bath press release: Children and adolescents are likely to experience high rates of depression and anxiety long after current lockdown and social isolation ends and clinical services need to be prepared…
From the Lancaster University press release: Smart devices that measure electrical signals from your skin have the potential to tell you about your stress levels, help your sports performances and allow you to track your…
From the University of Jyväskylä press release: A recent study among 3- to 7-year-old children showed that children’s motor skills benefited if a child was older and participated in organised sports. Additionally, the study provided…
From the University of Exeter press release: Young people, men and people in “individualistic” societies report higher levels of loneliness, according to a large-scale global study. The study — based on responses from more than…