New studies reveal COVID-19 is having a negative impact on sleep, spurring dreams that cause anxiety and emotional upset. Women appear to experience more disturbing dreams than men. Read More
Prosocial behavior is good for people's health and wellbeing, but not all altruistic acts are equally beneficial for the giver. Read More
Children who experience early life adversity experience faster biological aging than children with no history of exposure to abuse. Trauma was associated with biological aging in early puberty, cellular aging, and alterations in brain structure. The findings may explain why children who experienced adversity early in life often suffer poor health as they age. Read More
The desire to appear honest can lead people to lie, researchers report. Read More
Traditional concepts of masculinity, including self-reliance and emotional suppression, leads to an increased risk of PTSD in veterans. Read More
Video games are often blamed as a cause of mass shootings, especially if the perpetrator is white. When it comes to perpetrators of other racial backgrounds, people are more likely to assume they are involved in violent criminal activities. Blaming gaming for school shootings perpetrated by white people, and thereby providing an unfounded excuse for their actions, is a sign of a larger racial issue. Similar excuses aren't extended to people of other racial backgrounds. Instead, they are viewed as more culpable for their crimes. Read More
Stress and anxiety often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives. Experiencing stress can lead to higher levels of resilience when faced with new challenges, and anxiety can lead to action. Read More
Veterinarians and those who work in animal shelters report depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as a result of their stressors associated with their jobs. Read More
Exercise can have a positive benefit in preventing or slowing physical signs of Alzheimer's disease in those with a genetic predisposition. Read More
"Routinely blaming mass shootings on mental illness is unfounded and stigmatizing. Research has shown that only a very small percentage of violent acts are committed by people who are diagnosed with, or in treatment for, mental illness." Read More
Experiencing daily anger increases inflammation and raises the risk of developing chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer, in those aged 80 and over. Read More
The cognitive cost of empathy may cause people to be less empathetic to others. Read More
