Disappearing photos increase dating app matches

Sharing photos that vanish after being seen can increase the number of matches on a dating app, researchers report.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
April 5, 2024 ~5 min

Couples that drink alcohol together may live longer

When both people in a couple drink alcohol, they may live longer, too, according to a new study.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~5 min


Why touch is important for relationships

An expert breaks down why affectionate touch can be so beneficial in a relationship, whether it's romantic or not.

Kelly Homan Rodoski - Syracuse U. • futurity
Feb. 14, 2024 ~6 min

1 thing could make your dating profile much more appealing

How can you make your dating profile irresistible to potential matches? Researchers have found one thing that could make a big difference.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Feb. 12, 2024 ~9 min

Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself

Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.

Georgi Gardiner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~10 min

AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships

Tech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but there have been other forms of faux relationships, and they tend to have more to do with ego than heart.

Anna Mae Duane, Director, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute; Professor of English, University of Connecticut • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Why Valentine’s Day gifts can be so stressful

In this Q&A, an expert explains why we give gifts and why getting the perfect gift for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day can be stressful.

Niranjana Rajalakshmi-U. Arizona • futurity
Feb. 8, 2024 ~8 min

Purpose may make your dating profile more attractive

"In general, we found people with a higher purpose were considered to be more romantically attractive."

Leah Shaffer - Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
Feb. 2, 2024 ~6 min


Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients

Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.

Nathaly Shoua-Desmarais, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Well-Being and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Florida International University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~11 min

A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians

Research shows that when health care professionals work in a collaborative manner, patient satisfaction and outcomes improve.

Barret Michalec, Research Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 ~7 min

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