From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: Communities that stick together and do good for others cope better with crises and are happier for it, according to a new study by John Helliwell, from the…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Smile and the world smiles with you — but new research suggests that not all smiles are created equal. The research shows that people actually anticipate smiles…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via ScienceDaily: It turns out that helping others can also help you protect yourself from high blood pressure. New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that older adults…
From the Sahlgrenska Academy press release via HealthCanal: Fear of social situations is considerably more common among the elderly than previously thought. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that four percent of over 65s…
From the A*STAR press release via MedicalXpress: A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes,…
From the Weizmann Institute press release via EurekAlert!: How does a social animal – mouse or human – gain dominance over his or her fellow creatures? A unique experiment conducted by Dr. Tali Kimchi and…
From the Expertsvar press release via AlphaGalileo: A placebo can activate a number of biological mechanisms in the same way that medicine can, which is why we are now beginning to understand why a placebo…
From the University of Maryland press release via MedicalXpress: Peer group influences affect children much earlier than researchers have suspected, finds a new University of Maryland-led study. The researchers say it provides a wake-up call…
From the Cornell University press release via EurekAlert!: Preschoolers universally recognize that one’s choices are not always free – that our decisions may be constrained by social obligations to be nice to others or follow…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new study published in Psychological Science,…