Psychology News – A study reinforces the already-confirmed link between psychological distress and the development of viral infections in the context of COVID-19. It revealed that people with elevated psychological distress are associated with numerologically greater and more severe symptomatic…
Psychology News – A study explores how exposure to nature encourages rational acceptance of body image and body appreciation. It also reveals how such nature-conditioned body positivity boosts mental health. With 401 male and female participants from the UK, a…
Madurai-based suicide prevention activist Nandini Murali has set up a mental health helpline named ‘SPEAK2US’ to provide support to survivors of suicide attempts and suicide loss.
Brain News – A new study found that in comparison to non-COVID-19 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had higher levels over the short term of blood proteins associated with neurological damage. Researchers at NYU Grossman School…
Health News – Though the school closure in the spring of 2020 had adversely impacted the health and well-being of many young people, a study found that homeschooling has led to better sleep followed by improved health and health-related quality…
Psychology News – A philosophy team revealed that people take to self-deception in their everyday lives to maintain positivity. The fruitfulness of the strategy is shown to be helpful, but not in the long run or in crisis. The team,…
Brain News – Two studies on rats and military veterans with PTSD link behavior stemming from trauma and anxiety to increased myelination of axons in areas of the brain associated with emotions and memory. One study was conducted on 38…
During this ongoing pandemic, the new norm of online classes is taking a huge toll on children’s mental and physical well-being.
Psychology News – Study found that teaching children how to understand other people’s perspectives makes it extremely easy for them to learn forgiveness. It suggests that knowing how to make sincere apologies helps children receive forgiveness from others. In a…
Brain News – Study found that students who were trained to play music from a young age exhibited certain interesting patterns of brain activity more strongly than those students who were not. In a new study, researchers at the University…
