From the Cell Press press release: For most people, laughter is highly contagious. It’s nearly impossible to hear or see someone laughing and not feel the urge to join in. But researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
From the Inderscience press release: Stress is not a recent phenomenon, but the modern work environment seems to highlight its detrimental effects on employees. This is no more obvious than during times of organisational change.…
From the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) press release: It is widely believed that seeking feedback from colleagues, managers, friends and family enhances employees’ creativity. But is this always the case? No, a positive effect depends on…
From the Universität Basel press release: For some medical complaints, open-label placebos work just as well as deceptive ones. As psychologists from the University of Basel and Harvard Medical School report in the journal Pain, the accompanying…
From the University of Miami press release: Children’s mental state plays an important factor in their developmental growth. After recent storms devastated parts of the U.S. — Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Irma in Florida and…
From the University of Amsterdam press release: How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children’s social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children develop higher self-esteem when their…
From the University of Nottingham press release: New research by a team of health experts at the University of Nottingham has found evidence that being in a positive mood on the day of your flu jab…
From the University of Washington press release: It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment. Dreaded by some, loved by others, group projects typically…
From the University of Arizona press release: Few parents want their children to hear them arguing, but since conflict is a normal part of any relationship, it can be hard to shield little ones from every…
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: A new study demonstrated that people of normal weight tend to associate natural foods such as apples with their sensory characteristics. On the other hand, processed…