How useful would it be to anticipate how well someone will control their emotions? To predict how well they might be able to stay calm during stress? To accept critical feedback stoically?
May 11, 2011
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People who give positive encouragement and constructive criticism could be wasting their breath according to the latest research from a psychology expert at Queen Mary, University of London.
Aug 14, 2012
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Help may be on the way for people who might lose contact with reality through a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia.
Aug 27, 2019
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When it comes to rewards and punishments, which is more effective—the carrot or the stick?
May 6, 2015
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The bronchial airways, a network of tubes that delivers air to the lungs, are enwrapped by strings of muscle called the airway smooth muscle. Nobody knows what physiological function these muscles serve, but the general consensus ...
Mar 14, 2019
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The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behaviour, but, according to Leiden University research, it also has a positive function: it makes learning easier. Publication ...
Dec 20, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Remember the "mood ring" craze of the 1970s?
Jul 1, 2019
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A team led by a University of Arizona researcher has discovered a previously unknown mechanism that prevents the immune system from going into overdrive, shedding light not only on how our body controls its response to pathogens ...
Jul 23, 2013
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Scientists love analogies. We use them continually to communicate our scientific approaches and discoveries.
Jan 7, 2019
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Viruses in the herpesvirus family are leading causes of birth defects, blindness, and failed organ transplants worldwide. Antiviral drugs can combat these viruses, but patients often develop resistance to the drugs—rendering ...
May 12, 2022
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