From the University of Connecticut press release: In mid-April 2020, the national unemployment rate reached 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression. Forty-one million American workers filed for unemployment between February and May…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release…
From the University College London press release: Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person of a different socioeconomic background from our own compared to when we speak to someone whose background is…
From the Binghamton University press release: College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on certain personality types, especially neurotic personalities, college health courses could…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The findings highlight a need to reevaluate the existing models guiding anxiety research. While “fear”…
From the University of Arizona press release: Perfectionists often have high standards, not only for themselves but for their children. Yet, in their quest for perfection, they might find themselves with a less-than-ideal label: helicopter…
From the Ohio State University press release: While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests. People who took acetaminophen…
From the PLOS press release: A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being. Published September 2, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE,…
From the University of Toronto press release: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been empirical and anecdotal reports of declines in both emergency and ambulatory medical visits. However, little research has been…
From the Ohio State University press release: Feelings of panic when a person is away from their smartphone could be connected to general feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, a new study of young people in…