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The Most Important Advice All College Students Need
The Most Important Advice All College Students Need
My advice to parents, as a psychology professor and mom of kids who’ve been there
Catherine Sanderson, Author & Psychology Professor
Aug 27
Is Virtual Health Care Good Enough?
Is Virtual Health Care Good Enough?
Many people question the effectiveness and thoroughness of virtual care
Zachary Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
Aug 27
Food and Mood: Why You Get Hangry, Anxious or Depressed
Food and Mood: Why You Get Hangry, Anxious or Depressed
Nutrition has numerous immediate and long-term effects on mental health, as blood sugar spikes and plummets
The Conversation U.S.
Aug 26
Prepare Yourself for the Melancholy and Sadness of Fall
Prepare Yourself for the Melancholy and Sadness of Fall
Seasonal transitions can be welcomed or bittersweet. Here’s how to handle this one.
Gail Post, Ph.D.
Aug 26
Joy is Back! Here’s How to Find Yours.
Joy is Back! Here’s How to Find Yours.
After several years of sadness, anxiety, isolation, fear and anger, joy just resurged. It’s infectious. It’s contagious. And it’s available…
Robert Roy Britt
Aug 24
Humans Brains are Less Simple Than We Think
Humans Brains are Less Simple Than We Think
Connections between attention and emotion circuits hint at complex neural-network interactions.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Aug 21
Americans Treasure Free Speech… For Their Own Views Anyway
Americans Treasure Free Speech… For Their Own Views Anyway
Free speech is crucial to democracy, survey finds, but many think it’s OK to block certain subjects or speakers
The Conversation U.S.
Aug 21
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14 Risk Factors for Dementia Identified, Pointing to Prevention
14 Risk Factors for Dementia Identified, Pointing to Prevention
Nearly half of dementia cases could be avoided if these precursors were avoided, new research suggests
The Conversation U.S.
Aug 19
Why it Hurts to Think Hard
Why it Hurts to Think Hard
The science of overtaxing your brain, and the no-brainer remedy
Robert Roy Britt
Aug 5
Anxiety is an Attention Problem
Anxiety is an Attention Problem
Altering attention diminishes worry more simply and powerfully than trying to directly conquer the emotional aspects of anxiety.
John Kruse MD, PhD
Jul 25
Power of Touch: How Physical Contact Calms the Anxious Mind
Power of Touch: How Physical Contact Calms the Anxious Mind
The science behind my first steps toward healing
Jennie Lyons
Aug 12
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