Medications
Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy
Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It blunts positive emotions.
Apr 13, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatories
Taking in such spine-tingling wonders as the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel ceiling or Schubert's "Ave Maria" may give a boost to the body's defense system, according to new research from UC Berkeley.
Feb 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, research says
Twitter has broken news stories, launched and ended careers, started social movements and toppled governments, all by being an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds. Researchers from the ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies remember nothing but a good time, study says
Parents who spend their time playing with and talking to their five-month-old baby may wonder whether their child remembers any of it a day later.
Nov 24, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why 'I'm so happy I could cry' makes sense
The phrase "tears of joy" never made much sense to Yale psychologist Oriana Aragon. But after conducting a series of studies of such seemingly incongruous expressions, she now understands better why people cry when they are ...
Nov 11, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research proves physical, psychological power of love
New Western-led research says pausing to think about your romantic partner generates 'good stress' and adds an energy boost to your day. The study, Energized by love: Thinking about romantic relationships increases positive ...
Aug 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anorexia fueled by pride about weight loss
Positive emotions – even those viewed through a distorted lens – may play an exacerbating role in fueling eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, which has a death rate 12 times higher for females between the ages of ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Neuroscience
Brain's dynamic duel underlies win-win choices
People choosing between two or more equally positive outcomes experience paradoxical feelings of pleasure and anxiety, feelings associated with activity in different regions of the brain, according to research led by Amitai ...
Jul 24, 2014
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Health
New hope for chronic pain sufferers
A new study by a University of Reading researcher has found that painful areas on our body can be controlled through the power of positive thinking.
Jul 18, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not everyone wants cheering up, new study suggests
You may want to rethink cheering up your friends who have low self-esteem because chances are they don't want to hear it.
Jun 24, 2014
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