Study looks at aspects of caregiving
From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: They don’t get pay, recognition, or much of a break. They spend hours a day helping someone who may not even recognize them anymore. Now,…
Study examines how the financial press influences investors’ opinion and behaviour
From the University of Luxembourg press release: Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have found that the financial press can have detrimental or positive effects on the behaviour of investors and their opinion on the…
Study suggests public commitment to weight loss goals can help with achieving them
From the American University press release: About those before and after selfies and public declarations of hitting the gym? New research co-authored by Dr. Sonya A. Grier, professor of marketing in the American University Kogod School…
Study shows how the brain reacts to difficult moral issues
From the Aalto University press release: Are we more prone to help the person that resembles us the most? Social neuroscientists have studied the effects of similarity by showing a re-edited version of the film…
Study suggests mind wandering at work and home may be a good thing
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release: A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that daydreaming during meetings isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It might be a sign that you’re really smart…
Study suggests the nose reveals our relationship with our emotions
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,…
Study suggests junk food almost twice as distracting as healthy food
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Even when people are hard at work, pictures of cookies, pizza and ice cream can distract them — and these junk food images are almost twice as distracting as…
Study investigates how some postures are perceived to be more attractive than others
From the Springer press release: Researchers have provided scientific evidence for what lap dancers and those who twerk probably have known all along — men are captivated by the arched back of a woman. A…
Study suggests sharing experiences improves wellbeing of healthcare staff
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…
Study suggests women who give birth in winter or spring less likely to have postpartum depression
From the American Society of Anesthesiologists press release: Women who give birth in winter or spring are less likely than women who deliver in the fall or summer to suffer from postpartum depression (PPD), suggests a…