Disgust has long been recognised as an emotion which evolved to help our ancestors avoid infection, but now researchers have
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Reflecting on possessions can curb people’s impulse buying: Practice provides a way of mentally ‘shopping the closet’ and quells desire to buy, experts find
Consumers who reflected on their recently used personal belongings experienced less desire for an unexpectedly encountered product, were less likely
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Get a grip: What your hand strength says about your marriage prospects and mortality
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center found men with a stronger grip
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Why we need erasable MRI scans: New technology could allow an MRI contrast agent to ‘blink off,’ helping doctors diagnose disease
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a widely used medical tool for taking pictures of the insides of our body.
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Newspaper op-eds change minds
Readers might nod along or roll their eyes at a newspaper opinion piece, but a new study provides evidence that
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Brain differences in athletes playing contact vs. Noncontact sports
A study from researchers at Indiana University in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical has found differences in the brains of athletes
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Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds: Study confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom
New research shows that playful boys are viewed as rebellious and disruptive by their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers
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Acupressure for menstrual pain: Women benefit from self-care app
Can acupressure achieve a sustained reduction in menstrual pain? Is an app-based self-care program particularly attractive to young women? These
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