Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer. According to a literature review published today in JACC Heart Failure, spirituality can also have ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness, according to a recent study conducted by McLean Hospital investigators.
Apr 25, 2013
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A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.
Jan 10, 2019
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New research shows a person's belief in God is strengthened when thinking of "what might have been" especially in reflecting on a major life event that could have turned out poorly. Importantly, the study shows how believers ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Across a number of faiths and cultures, people tend to date and marry others who share their religious beliefs. Now, University of Otago psychology research suggests this phenomenon—known as 'religious homogamy'—is partially ...
Mar 25, 2015
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Scientists from the University of Amsterdam and Durham University have designed a tool to measure the psychological distance to science and predict science rejection in a number of very diverse domains. Using a large-scale ...
Sep 9, 2022
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When it comes to matters of personal beliefs, most older Americans prefer to keep their health care and their spiritual or religious lives separate, a new University of Michigan poll finds.
Dec 12, 2022
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We usually think of eating as simple—a biological response to how hungry or full we feel.
Sep 6, 2022
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Many people in rural African communities still believe that disability is caused by supernatural forces, curses and as 'punishment' for wrongdoings - according to University of East Anglia research.
Aug 3, 2017
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Children use the same psychological ploys as adults to justify eating junk food, according to new research.
Aug 31, 2011
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