The mediation model shows the indirect effects across all four studies. In all studies, exposure to feeling awe lead to
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Access to federally qualified health centers does not translate into lower rates of ED use
There is no association between access to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and emergency department visits for either uninsured or
Continue reading »Who does (and doesn’t) want a DNA ancestry test?
At-home DNA testing kits may be the latest fad, but according to new research by Stanford sociologists, not everyone is
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Should death be defined in strictly biological terms—as the body’s failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and
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More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has
Continue reading »Does using testosterone to treat depression work?
Depression is a major global concern. Per year, major depressive disorder affects an estimated 16.1 million adults in the United
Continue reading »How does being busy affect your lifestyle choices?
The results of this study will now be published in the Journal of Consumer Research. This new research was conducted
Continue reading »Your Apple Watch can now record your ECG – but what does that mean and can you trust it?
Apple’s new, fourth-generation watch has an electrical heart rate sensor. This can record your electrocardiogram or ECG, which Apple says:
Continue reading »Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
Fewer women are dying from breast cancer in recent years, but surprisingly, this decline is just as large in the
Continue reading »Does the brain really feel no pain?
The brain has no nociceptors – the nerves that detect damage or threat of damage to our body and signal
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