Psychologists have found that the emotional benefits of compassionate acts are significant for the giver, whether or not the recipient is even aware of the act. Image credit:Flickr/Pia Kristine
We've all heard that it's better to give than to receive....
Examples of color variation between pre- and post-supplementation byTreatment condition. The top photographs show the Beta-carotene participant, The bottom photographs show the placebo participant. The left side is pre-supplementation and the right side is post-supplementation. Credit: Yong Zhi Foo
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Infants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a new study from UC Merced professor Rose Scott.
Previous research suggested that children younger than 4...
The researchers found that anxiety disorder patients had sharply reduced stress-hormone and inflammatory responses to a stressful situation after taking a mindfulness meditation course. Image Credit: Flickr/Loky Stelaris
Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular treatment for anxiety, but testing its...
Study of separated and active service member couples finds those who communicate better get benefits of better sleep
Service members, including both active and recently separated, have been called upon to fight overseas and to assist during natural disasters at...
New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements.Image Credit:Flickr/Takver
In medicine, vaccinating against a virus involves exposing a body to a weakened version of the threat, enough to build...
There are several instances in life when being able to change one's feelings of love might be useful and even beneficial for emotional health and well-being.Image credit: Flickr/Pia Kristine
When University of Missouri–St. Louis psychology faculty member Sandra Langeslag tells...
A new study shows that, relative to children and adults, adolescents are less interested in information that would help them to gauge the risks of their behavior. Image Credit: Flickr/brookpeterson
Adolescents are more likely to ignore information that could prompt...
A new study finds that whether we talk fast or slow we all communicate about the same amount of information in a given time. Credit: Brown University
The purpose of speech is communication, not speed—so perhaps some new research findings,...
Risk of a fatal cardiovascular disease due to depression is almost as great as that due to elevated cholesterol levels or obesity. Image credit:Flickr/HAMZA BUTT
Depression poses a risk for cardiovascular diseases in men that is just as great as...
An example of the communicative power of emojis in reducing ambiguity in eritten discourse. Credit: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
More than 90% of online populations now incorporate emojis and emoticons into their texts and emails, and researchers are wondering what...
