From the University of Michigan press release: Research shows that optimists and happy people are healthier overall, enjoying lower blood pressure and less depression and anxiety, among other measures. However, data on the effect of…
From the University of Exeter press release: Sports psychologists have to cope with “fear and uncertainty”, job insecurity and long working hours when working with elite footballers, research shows. The experts are being increasingly used…
From the European Society of Cardiology press release: Significant financial stress is associated with a 13-fold higher odds of having a heart attack, according to research presented at the 18th Annual Congress of the South…
From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper. A UBC…
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: Do you express your emotions? Are you able to name them, talk about them, relate to your feelings? If your answer is not an unqualified yes,…
From the University of Surrey press release: Healthcare staff who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased empathy and compassion for patients…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published in JNeurosci. The results suggest that…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release: Our brains wire themselves up during development according to a series of remarkable genetic programs that have evolved over millions of years. But so much of our behavior…
From the Rice University press release: People who exhibit even a few depressive symptoms before a major life stressor, such as a disaster, may experience an increase in inflammation — a major risk factor for…
From the University College London press release: The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences, according to new UCL research. The study, published in Scientific…