Need A Nap? Science Thinks So Too
More and more of us in the Western world are sleep deprived. And that doesn’t mean just tired. According to WebMD, the average adult requires 7 to 8 hours...
A Drug to Prevent Alzheimer’s? A New Clinical Trial
Every 67 seconds someone in the US develops the disease, and an estimated 5.3 million Americans of all age groups currently have Alzheimer’s in 2015, according to the Alzheimer’s Association....
Does Publication Bias Overstate the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy?
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the US, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And most of us have known a loved...
Can Eating Fish Help Depression Risk?
A recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health has suggested that eating a lot of fish may help reduce the risk of depression. Major depression is...
Can Psychology Studies Always be Trusted? What Replicating Research Found
After a few high-profile cases were reported of questionable data in psychology related studies, a year long effort has been made to reproduce the results of some of the...
Are Seniors Getting Smarter? What the New Research Says
A new study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria conducted by World Population Program researchers has found that older adults are getting smarter. But,...
Does Over Thinking Fuel Creativity or Neurotic Tendencies?
A long-standing and common perception associates creativity with neurotic behavior (and other forms of maladapted or depressive personalities.) We’ve all heard the stories of some of the greatest artists...
How Behavior in Kindergarten Can Predict Later Success
Who didn’t steal, or eat, their friends’ crayons in Kindergarten, pull their neighbors pony tail or have a meltdown over not being first in line at recess. It happens,...
Scientists Discover A New Marker for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder, signified by an abnormal interpretation of reality that requires life-long treatment. Hallmark symptoms include distorted and disorganized thoughts, hallucinations, delusions, chronic...
Are Selfies the New Personality Test?
Social media is a communication medium that comes with its own language, etiquette and unspoken “rules.” But with a generation of children being raised in a culture of social...
