Psychology & Psychiatry
Study helps explain how religious beliefs are formed
Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory toward supernatural beings such as gods, a University of Otago study has found.
May 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do people become more religious in times of crisis?
Organized religion has been on the decline for decades in the United States. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that online searches for the word "prayer" soared to their highest level ever in over 90 ...
May 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than half of generation Z gay, bisexual teenage boys report being out to parents
A majority of gay and bisexual Generation Z teenage boys report being out to their parents, part of an uptick in coming out among young people that researchers have noted in recent decades, according to research published ...
Apr 26, 2021
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Medical research
The data gap in cognitive behavioral therapy's effectiveness for different ethnic groups
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most common treatments for many different mental health conditions. This talking therapy aims to help people by identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns of behaviour and ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Extremist minds: These psychological traits might help identify people vulnerable to becoming radicalized
The characteristics of peoples' brains might offer clues about the political beliefs they hold dear. In a study of around 350 US citizens, we examined the relationship between individuals' cognitive traits—the unconscious ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
14 could be peak age for believing in conspiracy theories
A study conducted by a team of psychologists has uncovered that belief in conspiracy theories flourishes in teenage years.
Feb 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study connects religiosity in US South Asians to cardiovascular disease
The Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health (SSSH), a cutting-edge proteomics analysis, suggests that religious beliefs modulate protein expression associated with cardiovascular disease in South Asians in the United States. ...
Jan 16, 2021
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Health
Childhood sex education reduces risky sexual behaviour—a Nigerian case study
The World Health Organization has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Young people are having their first sexual encounters at a later age and are more likely to use ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests unconscious learning underlies belief in God
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who creates patterns of events in the universe, according to ...
Sep 9, 2020
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Vaccination
Here's how to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
An estimated 24,000 to 62,000 people died from the flu in the United States during the 2019-20 flu season. And that was a relatively mild flu season, which typically starts in October and peaks between December and February.
Aug 21, 2020
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