A new study finds that individuals will react differently to positive and negative events and will experience varying degrees of “emotional hangover” from those events depending on their personalities. Researchers from Rice University were looking into the daily affect patterns of 65 workers at an IT company to see how
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July was the deadliest month on record for suicides in the U.S. Army since reporting began two years ago. As detailed in Time ’s Battleland blog, there were 32 suspected suicides last month — 22 among active-duty troops and 10 among reservists. The previous high of 31 suicides took place
Exercise has been known to help combat depression and anxiety, but emerging research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shows that keeping active could also be a tool in hindering the effects of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Researchers found the act of exercising produces chemicals that can prevent inflammation in
Recent studies have proved there is little difference between the cognitive capabilities of men and women when it comes to so-called “masculine” subjects such as math, but there is still a lack of a female presence in academic majors and activities relating to science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM.
Two new studies about risk-taking attempt to find out who actually takes risks and what sort of an impact risk-takers can have. The first study took place behind the walls of an office. Researchers looked at 179 corporate executives who held private pilots’ licenses and 2,900 non-pilots, and they found
Anyone who’s been around a teenager recently or turned on MTV at any given time probably has an easy time calling adolescents self-absorbed. But University of Illinois psychologists discovered that a little bit of narcissism is actually a good thing, and helps teens successfully cross the threshold into adulthood. The
Not only are they in an age bracket that has been revealed to have a startling rise in suicides over the years, but a new study confirms that middle-aged women who are depressed face an increased risk of stroke, and especially those who take anti-depressants to combat their depression. The Nurse’s
Some might think that society’s class divisions stop at a superficial level— fancy cars, expensive clothes and glitzy jewelry. But research suggests that there is also a behavioral divide, and University of California researchers discovered that it doesn’t look too kindly on the wealthy. The study, published in Current Directions in
Being afraid of the dark just got scientifically validated. Light therapy has been known to be an effective mood enhancer for people with Seasonal Affective Disorder, but University of Virginia researchers found that light can also be used as a way to help those suffering from anxiety disorders. University of
Chatty, pleasant co-workers can help push the the clock toward 5 p.m. a little faster, but Tel Aviv University researchers found they can also help you live longer. The study analyzed the health records of 820 adults between the ages of 25 and 65 over the course of two decades who