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·March 24, 2026·7 min read

Does Nature Really Help Reduce Negative Emotions?

A systematic review researchers confirms that nature exposure significantly boosts brain health and reduces negative emotions. The findings advocate for "Nature Rx" as a vital public health tool for an increasingly urbanized world.

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·March 3, 2023·5 min read

People Use Emojis to Hide, as Well as Show, Their Feelings

People often use emojis to soften the impact of negative post expressions as well as to express positive feelings.

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·March 26, 2021·5 min read

Want a Longer, Healthier Life? Resolve Your Arguments by Day’s End

Resolving arguments on the day they occur helps reduce and improves overall wellbeing, researchers report.

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·July 19, 2019·4 min read

Humans aren’t designed to be happy

Researchers argue humans did not evolve to be consistently happy but primarily survive and reproduce. Evolution, they say, placed an advantage on depression, preventing humans from engaging in risky or hopeless situations.

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·June 28, 2019·5 min read

Teens who can describe negative emotions can stave off depression

Teens who can differentiate their negative emotions, rather than generalize how they feel, are less prone to depression.

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·April 14, 2018·4 min read

Lingering Negative Responses to Stress Linked with Health a Decade Later

Lingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Regulate Negative Emotions by Training Your Brain

Researchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.

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·September 25, 2015·4 min read

Why Men and Women Experience Negative Emotions Differently

A new study reports high testosterone levels is linked to lower sensitivity when faced with negative emotions.

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·April 27, 2015·5 min read

AGRP Neurons Make it Hard To Stick to a Diet

AGRP neurons are responsible for those feelings of hunger which can make it more difficult to resist snacks when on a diet, a new study reports.

This fMRI scan shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

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·September 22, 2013·3 min read

Calming Fear During Sleep

Researchers reduce fear by exposing people to the memory over and over while they slept. The finding could provide a new treatment option for those who suffer from phobias.

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·July 22, 2013·4 min read

The Love Hormone is Two-Faced

The 'love hormone' oxytocin can strengthen bad memories and induce future fear and anxiety, a new study suggests.

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·September 20, 2012·2 min read

Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a study being published by Science.