In an opinion article, Australian researchers argue that the ‘placebo effect’ — the idea that we can start to recover from illness after being given…
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Good stress response with fingers framing the word stress. Reframing a stress response like sweaty palms or a racing heart can make a big difference…
People overestimate awkwardness, underestimate enjoyment of deep, meaningful conversations, study finds. People benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us forge connections with one…
Two thirds of patients found relief; benefits lasted one year. Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic…
New developmental psychology work has upended decades of research suggesting that children as young as 4 years old possess theory of mind. Having theory of…
With the app Phobys, people with arachnophobia can practice to encounter a virtual spider. Credit: University of Basel, MCN Researchers from the University of Basel…
In the face of a global pandemic, with more than 200 million global infections and 4 million deaths, and despite unprecedented efforts by public health…
Mistrust of government tops reasons for vaccine hesitancy. People’s trust in the government’s approval of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19First identified in 2019…
New research shows how a racing heart may alter decision-making brain circuits. Mount Sinai study discovers that body-state monitoring neurons can hijack the decision-making process.…
The new study looked at withdrawal symptoms people experienced from the drug ‘Spice,’ which contains synthetic drugs originally designed to mimic the effects of cannabis.…
Scientific research has shown that sexuality exists on a spectrum. But how certain are people about where they fit on it? A new University of…
Making eye contact repeatedly when you’re talking to someone is common, but why do we do it? When two people are having a conversation, eye…
Beautiful people are more likely to get hired, receive better performance evaluations and get paid more—but it’s not just because of their good looks, according…
The COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).…
New study uncovers obstacle to certain groups’ professional advancement in academia. The more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or “brilliance” for…
A Polish study brings up the impact of the actively communicated attention-grabbing anti-vaccine arguments, as well as the overall skepticism towards the Big Pharma, science…
Leniency may come at cost of judger’s self-worth, danger of normalizing unethical behavior, study says. When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may…
Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking, or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development…
The study revealed differences in life satisfaction and limited differences in personality traits between child-free individuals and parents, not-yet-parents, or childless individuals. Parenting is one…
Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic…