From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The dynamics of spouses’ daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner’s physical functioning improves over time, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal…
From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release: Previous research has analyzed variations in sleep patterns including number of hours slept, quality of sleep, and sleep-wake times, and found an association with cognitive impairments, health and…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various chemical reactions in the body, researchers have been…
From the Elsevier press release: As students transition from high school to college, they enter a critical period for weight gain. Although eating in a buffet-style dining hall offers freedom and flexibility in food choice,…
From the Michigan State University press release: The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, indicates new research by a Michigan State University scholar. In a…
From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Altruism based on individual values is changing Western society. People in Western countries have seen a rise in individualism for quite some time, and this…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes. Results show that social jet…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release: Preliminary results from the “SNAPSHOT study,” an NIH-funded collaborative research project between the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and MIT…
From the BMJ press release: Alcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, is associated with increased risk of adverse brain outcomes and steeper decline in cognitive (mental) skills, finds a study published by The BMJ today.…
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: In a survey of adults with anxiety or a mood disorder like depression or bipolar disorder, about half reported experiencing chronic pain, according to researchers…