Seeing grandkids lights up grandmother brains

Grandmothers really do light up at the sight of their grandkids. A new study points to activation in the part of the brain linked to emotional empathy.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Nov. 19, 2021 ~9 min

Don’t pressure a picky eater, ARFID survey shows

Adults who would likely have been diagnosed with ARFID confirm standard advice not to force a picky eater.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Nov. 11, 2021 ~7 min


5 ways to turn your anxiety into something useful

The author of a new book has some tips on how you can transform your anxiety into a "superpower." One tip is as simple as looking at your phone less.

Eileen Reynolds-NYU • futurity
Nov. 5, 2021 ~13 min

Adults aren’t great at discerning kid emotions

A new tool assesses how well people recognize emotion in elementary school-aged children. It seems adults aren't very good at it.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 3, 2021 ~4 min

Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress

Social media during the pandemic is not all doom scrolling and despair. Lighter memes have psychological benefits.

Jessica Myrick, Professor of Media Studies, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 ~6 min

No, women aren’t more emotional than men

Despite what stereotypes suggest, men and women are equally emotional, new research finds.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 27, 2021 ~4 min

Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet tips, to succeed at managing their weight

A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.

Laura Hubbs-Tait, Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2021 ~6 min

Does happiness slow down cognitive decline?

After tracking people for 12 years, researchers found that those with better psychological well-being had lower odds of developing cognitive impairment.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 29, 2021 ~4 min


Moms and dads shape kids’ emotional eating in different ways

"...the hope is that we can use this type of model to reduce unhealthy child emotional eating by influencing how parents are feeding their children."

U. Oregon • futurity
Sept. 24, 2021 ~8 min

Depression spiked for Black Americans after George Floyd’s murder

As the nation mourned the death of George Floyd, more Black Americans than white Americans felt angry or sad, evidence of the racial disparities of grief.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 21, 2021 ~9 min

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