Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke

Researchers develop 12-step list to gauge how modifiable behaviors — physical, lifestyle, and social — affect stroke, dementia risk.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Dec. 1, 2023 ~5 min

5 ways to protect your emotional health over the holidays

Family dynamics don't take a break during the holidays. Here's how to have an emotionally healthy gatherings with family.

Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 29, 2023 ~9 min


I've researched time for 15 years – here's how my perception of it has changed

Time’s elasticity is part of how we process it.

Ruth Ogden, Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Nov. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic

Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?

Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University • conversation
Nov. 1, 2023 ~9 min

Showing emotion serves different purposes across cultures

The assumption that expressing emotions shows our passion and authentic individuality may reflect a cultural bias, a study suggests.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 ~4 min

Why are we so invested in our favorite sports teams?

How can you prevent your favorite team's loss from ruining your week? An expert weighs in on why we get so invested and how to cope.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Sept. 6, 2023 ~4 min

If anxiety is in my brain, why is my heart pounding? A psychiatrist explains the neuroscience and physiology of fear

Although emotions like fear and anxiety originate in your brain, they ultimately travel through your body and make your heart race and your stomach twist.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Sept. 5, 2023 ~8 min

Laughter can communicate a lot more than good humor – people use it to smooth social interactions

Laughter is so fundamental that animals like chimps, rats and dogs share the ability with humans. But in people it serves more serious social functions than just letting others know you’re having fun.

Adrienne Wood, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia • conversation
July 25, 2023 ~8 min


Can a chatbot ‘superhero’ teach kids supportive self-talk?

"Superhero Zip," an audio chatbot app, helps kids develop skills like supportive self-talk, emotional management, and self-awareness.

U. Washington • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~6 min

To fight loneliness, find a sense of purpose

A new study found that feelings of loneliness were less common in people who reported a purposeful life, regardless of their age.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
June 28, 2023 ~5 min

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