According to the findings of a new study, women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological…
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The researchers asked study participants to take a week-long break from social media. Results of a study that asked participants to take a week-long break…
Russian propaganda flooded the Donbas region of Ukraine. Research shows that Kremlin disinformation was not effective. A study of the propaganda that flooded Donbas for…
New research suggests that people high in narcissism were less likely to comply with COVID-19 mitigations. Throughout the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China,…
Do you ever find yourself jumping from one line to another at the supermarket, only to find out you would have been better in the…
Lies That ‘Might’ Eventually Come True Seem Less Unethical People could be willing to forgive, spread misinformation they think might become true in the future,…
Newborns have five of the seven functional brain networks that adults have. Right from birth, human brains are organized into networks that support mental functions…
Children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers asked children aged 9-11 about the moral…
False sense of safety may cause feelings of invulnerability, study finds. People may feel less vulnerable and take fewer safety precautions about COVID-19First identified in…
A team of experts at the UOC has studied the possibility of including caffeine in the therapeutic arsenal used to alleviate some of the symptoms…
Higher ozone levels predicted increase in depressive symptoms over time, study finds. Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in…
Ever noticed that looking at photos of good times with family or friends diminishes the pain of your headache? Nostalgia has already been shown to…
Men with sex addiction may have elevated levels of the hormone oxytocin. Cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce hypersexual behavior and oxytocin levels. Men with…
A woman touching a microphone to trigger the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). New analysis suggests the relaxing phenomenon reduces anxiety in those who experience…
To Keep or Not To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions? New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New…
Think about the best way you know to overcome the blues – and do that. What’s the best way to improve a sad mood? It…
How do you see the world? What is it about a creative work such as a painting or piece of music that elicits our awe…
MIT researchers built a theoretical model to study how news spreads on a Twitter-like social network and found that when a network is highly connected…
Study shows stress led to drinking more than intended in men only when they already had consumed alcohol. A new study has shown that stress…
Promising alternative to address increasing mental health needs due to pandemic, study says. Computer- and smartphone-based treatments appear to be effective in reducing symptoms of…