From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: The finding follows previous research that found marriage protects against risky alcohol use and moderates genetic influences on alcohol outcomes, but previous studies generally focused on older adult…
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: The recent killings of unarmed individuals such as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Tony McDade have sparked a national conversation about the treatment…
From the  Washington University in St. Louis press release: A wandering, daydreaming mind can spur creativity … wait, where was I? Oh, yes, two researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and another from Pontificia…
From the PLOS press release: A survey conducted in the U.K. suggests that social and physical distancing measures put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted people’s perception of how quickly time passed compared…
From the University of British Columbia press release: New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own…
From the University of California – Davis press release: We all can describe our ideal partner. Perhaps they are funny, attractive and inquisitive. Or maybe they are down-to-earth, intelligent and thoughtful. But do we actually…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau press release: Charitable giving is a nearly half-trillion-dollar sector of the U.S. economy, but what accounts for why some individuals, foundations and corporations give locally while…
From the University of Bath press release: Positive thinking has long been extolled as the route to happiness, but it might be time to ditch the self-help books after a new study shows that realists…
From the Michigan State University press release: Is middle age really the “golden age” when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to…
From the Penn State press release: People who seek novel and powerful sensations and are more prone to taking risks — and who perceive bitter tastes more intensely — are more likely to prefer bitter,…