From the University of Jyväskylä press release: Personality traits help to understand why some people are physically active and others are not. A new study from the Gerontology Research Center and the Faculty of Sport…
From the Yale University press release: Every four years, U.S. presidential campaigns collectively spend billions of dollars flooding TV screens across the country with political ads. But a new study co-authored by Yale political scientist…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. But not all…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Loneliness is recognized as a serious threat to mental health. Even as our world becomes increasingly connected over digital platforms, young people…
From the Indiana University press release: It has long been known that giving can have positive effects on the person who is giving, such as an increase in happiness, confidence, and even physical health. But…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: A new study found that the fear of being out of mobile phone contact — “nomophobia” — is extremely common among college students and is associated…
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 University of Bath press release: Toddlers with high daily touchscreen use are faster to find targets that stood out during visual search compared to toddlers with no or low touchscreen use — according…