To retain more info at the doctor, relax first

Relaxation and meditation before doctor appointments could help you better understand health information.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
June 26, 2019 ~2 min

Emotional violence in childhood linked to thoughts of suicide

"Emotional violence may actually be more powerful than physical and sexual abuse in its impact on adolescent suicide behaviors..."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
June 21, 2019 ~3 min


How you can control other people’s sway on your emotions

Other people can influence how we feel, but new research suggests we have more control than previously thought.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
June 21, 2019 ~5 min

Why having too many choices makes decisions harder

Endless choices may seem appealing, but introduces a paradox. "You want to make a good choice, but feel like you can't."

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~5 min

More cash ups the chance people return lost wallets

The classic economic model predicts that people will keep lost wallets. New research in 40 countries finds that it depends on what's inside.

U. Zurich • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~4 min

Empathy is a skill. Here’s how to cultivate it

"Empathy is something like a muscle: left unused, it atrophies; put to work, it grows."

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
June 10, 2019 ~1 min

Lonely teens don’t all reach for social media

Facebook isn't always the go-to coping strategy of lonely teens, research in France shows.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
June 6, 2019 ~3 min

Brain scans clarify uncontrolled emotion in teenage girls

"Our results offer the first neural explanation for deficits in emotion regulation in teenage girls."

U. Zurich • futurity
May 28, 2019 ~4 min


Can we turn down the emotion on traumatic memories?

Manipulating the brain to take the emotional heft from haunting memories might pave the way for treatments for PTSD and depression, a study with mice shows.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
May 24, 2019 ~7 min

Marijuana increases odds of couples feeling intimate

Marijuana can bring certain couples closer together, researchers say.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
May 23, 2019 ~4 min

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