From the University of California – Riverside press release: Tetris could be the salve for a worried mind. The venerable video game was used in a recent experiment to create a state of “flow” —…
From the University of Michigan press release: Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book? New University of Michigan research…
From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and report…
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release: If you feel anxious prior to exams, take note: studies suggest that you can learn how to be resilient and manage your stress and…
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: A new study on adolescent friendships offers support for the belief that misery really does love company. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators examined the degree to…
From the Penn State press release: Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of emotional suppression and fear, according to a team of…
From the Drexel University press release: When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service members who depicted psychological injuries like depression or anxiety in their artwork tended to have…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Stress can have a positive effect on extinction learning, which causes previously learned associations to dissolve. According to the findings of cognitive psychologists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, stress causes extinction…
From the eLife press release: Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping us safely navigate the world around us, a study in eLife reveals.…
From the Black Dog Institute press release: Workplaces that reduce job strain could prevent up to 14 percent of new cases of common mental illness from occurring, according to new research led by the Black…