Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Smoking continues to rank as the foremost preventable cause of premature death. In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Harvard researchers report findings that evoking feelings ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children's emotional development.
Jun 28, 2024
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Mindfulness—focusing on the present moment—can improve sleep, reduce stress and improve overall health. A new University of South Florida-led study helps explain why.
Jun 24, 2024
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Using pornography compulsively; using it to cope with negative emotions; being disturbed by one's own choice of pornographic material; feeling ashamed of using pornography—according to a new international study led by Beáta ...
Jun 19, 2024
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In Pixar's latest film, "Inside Out 2," complex feelings like envy and embarrassment join the cast of characters. Nostalgia, however, is hurried out the door to cries of "too early," when she appears.
Jun 13, 2024
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Seeing faces in inanimate objects is a common occurrence but research from QUT has found our brains assign them the same biases as we would human faces.
Jun 13, 2024
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Some children show signs of perfectionism from early on. Young children might become frustrated and rip up their drawing if it's not quite right. Older children might avoid or refuse to do homework because they're afraid ...
May 23, 2024
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As people age, they often need assistance from their spouse or partner to manage their health problems. Though research has examined the emotional and psychological effects that this support has on the caregiver, less research ...
May 17, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for many adolescents, disrupting their schooling and social/emotional development. Drawing on national data, a large study finds that how adolescents' brains were wired before the pandemic ...
May 16, 2024
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