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Sugar, Stress, and Sex
Christa McIntyre “So, apparently, putting ‘sex’ in the title really brings people out,” Ewan McNay, University at Albany, the State University of New York, joked as he opened the symposium “Sugar, Stress, and Sex: How
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Everything you know about beating stress is wrong
MSNBC: If deep breaths, weekly yoga classes, and venting to your friends aren’t helping you relax, you have plenty of company—and it’s not your fault. New studies show that these supposedly tried-and-true anxiety busters are
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Health benefits of falling and staying in love
The Washington Post: Love may make the world go ’round, but is it powerful enough to lower one’s blood pressure, reduce depression and speed the healing of an injury? With Valentine’s Day just around the
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Weighing the Costs of Disaster: Consequences, Risks, and Resilience in Individuals, Families, and Communities
A scientific review shows that a psychological intervention commonly employed to help victims who have just experienced a disaster lacks evidence supporting its effectiveness and may actually be harmful.
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New Research From Current Directions in Psychological Science
Fact and Fiction in Cognitive Ability Testing for Admissions and Hiring Decisions Nathan R. Kuncel and Sarah A. Hezlett Standardized tests of cognitive abilities are used to predict performance in educational and work settings. Group
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So much to do! And so little time!
The Christmas season is a hectic time for many people. There are all those cards to write and mail, presents to buy and wrap and deliver, perhaps a tree to haul home and trim, plus