Medical research
Researchers aim to uncover the secrets to happiness with new app
Anyone worldwide can now help Yale researchers uncover the secrets to happiness from their smartphones, without ever stepping foot into a lab.
Mar 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness really does come for free: study
Economic growth is often prescribed as a sure way of increasing the well-being of people in low-income countries, but a study led by McGill and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the Universitat Autònoma ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness: Why learning, not rewards, may be the key
Our obsession with happiness isn't as modern as it may seem. Philosophers from Aristotle to Jeremy Bentham have all argued that subjective wellbeing is crucial. Bentham even suggested that "it is the greatest happiness of ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Athletes perform better when exposed to subliminal cues
New research has found that athletes who are exposed to subliminal visual cues during endurance exercise will perform significantly better.
Jan 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Heading outdoors keeps lockdown blues at bay
A new study has found that spending time outdoors and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness during a period of COVID-19 restrictions.
Jan 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The key to happiness: Friends or family? The answer might surprise you
Think spending time with your kids and spouse is the key to your happiness? You may actually be happier getting together with your friends, said SMU psychology professor Nathan Hudson.
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bhutan in virus lockdown for the first time
Bhutan has been largely shielded from coronavirus but on Tuesday, the remote Himalayan kingdom famous for measuring gross national happiness went into lockdown for the first time.
Aug 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When it comes to happiness, what's love got to do with it?
How accurate was William Shakespeare when he said, "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"? Researchers from Michigan State University conducted one of the first studies of its kind to quantify ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Money can buy happiness: New study on income and happiness finds growing divide
Money can't buy happiness, the saying goes, but it seems to be more closely connected than before.
Jul 8, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Marriage and money help but don't lead to long-lasting happiness
We live in a culture that values "experiences." These are often promoted in the media, and by those selling them, as vital to enhancing our well-being.
Jul 6, 2020
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