Big Think: Hugs may have healing properties (beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy). This flu season add a hug a day to your regimen–it may help lessen your symptoms should you fall ill, according to one study. The find was published in Psychological Science and highlighted in Carnegie Mellon University’s More
Today: If you’re worried about catching a cold, there’s a simple act that may protect you against the virus and help you feel better right away: hug someone. Hugging can help prevent a cold virus or lessen symptoms in people who are already sick, according to a recent study published in More
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offers advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been the focus of an article in the APS journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. Current More
The Washington Post: Do you need a hug? If you’re trying to ward off colds and the flu this winter — and who isn’t? — the answer is yes, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers released Wednesday and scheduled for publication in the journal Psychological Science. “The apparent protective effect More
Time: Your body could use a belly laugh. It may not be the best medicine. But laughter’s great for you, and it may even compare to a proper diet and exercise when it comes to keeping you healthy and disease free. That’s according to Dr. Lee Berk, an associate professor at Loma More
Psychological scientists have uncovered an alarming link between chronic stress and cellular aging. The length of our telomeres, the protective caps at the tips of our chromosomes, may foretell health risks. More
