Children who visit parks and playgrounds at least once a week may have better mental health and social development as they grow up. That’s according to a new study by the University of Exeter, published…
The world is a far louder and more distracting place than when humans first evolved. But there’s increasing evidence that experiencing nature can help restore attention lost to modern distractions, known as “directed attention fatigue.”…
Children who used a virtual reality (VR) headset before surgery showed reduced self-reported distress and fear, along with lower heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study published November 5th in the open…
In a national study of nearly 1,000 elementary and middle school teachers, a simple “wise feedback” prompt made teachers’ comments more specific, but also surfaced small race- and gender-linked differences in feedback about students’ math…
A large-scale survey of adults in the UK shows that hugs are commonly remembered for comfort, support, and understanding, according to a study published October 28, 2026, in the open access journal PLOS One by…
New Curtin University-led research has revealed most childhood physical abuse in Australia occurs within families — and before children turn 10.The study analysed Australian Child Maltreatment Study data from 8,503 Australians aged 16 and older,…
A new study found that states in New England, the Midwest, and West had a higher prevalence of alcohol use disorder among women, but fewer services that address women’s unique concerns and common barriers to…
PULLMAN, Wash. — Environmental sensitivity may be a misleading name for a personality trait that appears to have less to do with how people respond to their physical environments and more to do with how…
In this Policy Article, Alp Sungu and colleagues report on a large-scale randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of classroom phone restrictions on student outcomes in India. The findings show that restricting phone use can…
More than one in five adults in the US experience mental illness each year, according to data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And more than one in seven young people ages 6–17 experience…