Psychology

Three ways behavioural psychology might help you lose weight

There’s no shortage of weight loss programmes out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds. One of...

Even short sitting time may harm cognitive function in these people

In a new study, researchers found that overweight people who spent more sedentary time in bouts lasting 20 minutes or more were less able...

Effective anxiety therapy can strongly change personality

In a new study, researchers found that people with anxiety disorders can benefit from two types of therapy. They also found the same patients showed...

What might sheep and driverless cars have in common?

Psychologists have long found that people behave differently than when they learn of peers' actions. A new study found that when individuals in an experiment...

This study shows a major cause of depression in older people

In a recent study at UCL and elsewhere, researchers found that loneliness is responsible for 18% of depression among older people. They showed that people’s...

Scientists find four causes of “Zoom fatigue” and their simple fixes

It is not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. But there are easy ways...

Real-time dialogue with a dreaming person is possible, study shows

In a new study, researchers found a person in the midst of a vivid dream would be able to perceive questions and provide answers...

People with this personality trait can live longer

In a new study, researchers found for the first time that the immune system directly links personality to the long-term risk of death. The study...

This common habit may harm your attention and memory functions

In a recent study from Stanford University, researchers found they can predict whether a person will remember or forget based on their brain activity...

We may owe Tom Hanks for a bit of COVID awareness

Tom Hanks’ announcement of his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020 may have affected how some people understood the virus and their behavior toward...