From the British Psychological Society press release: Receiving ‘likes’ on social media posts doesn’t make people feel better about themselves or improve their mood if they are down. These are the findings of a preliminary…
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool shows that the body size of mannequins used to advertise female fashion in the UK are too thin and may be…
From the Bar-Ilan University press release: Turning down that delicious piece of chocolate cake. Resisting the temptation to buy clothes that we don’t need. If we want to watch our weight and save our pennies,…
From the Aalto University press release: The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period of time. Previous research shows that multitasking, which means performing several tasks…
From the University of the Basque Country press release: Asier Romero-Andonegi, Aintzane Etxebarria-Lejarreta, Ainara Romero-Andonegi and Irati de Pablo-Delgado, lecturers and researchers at the UPV/EHU’s University College of Teacher Training in Bilbao, have studied how 9…
From the Wiley press release: A Cochrane Review published today finds standardized tobacco packaging may lead to a reduction in smoking prevalence and reduces the appeal of tobacco. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco…
From the University of California – Riverside press release: Worry — it does a body good. And, the mind as well. A new paper by Kate Sweeny, psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside,…
From the Baylor University press release: Skimping on sleep, followed by “catch-up” days with long snoozes, is tied to worse cognition — both in attention and creativity — in young adults, in particular those tackling…
From the Experimental Biology 2017 press release: Have you ever wondered why you keep eating certain foods, even if you know they are not good for you? Gene variants that affect the way our brain…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: College students who participated in a self-administered intervention prompting them to reflect about their use of classroom resources had final grades that were higher than their peers,…