Different songs for different days: Why it's important to actively choose the music for your mood

by Katrina McFerran,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany of us take pleasure inlistening to music. Music accompanies important life events and lubricates social encounter

Updated on: February 25,2025

Different songs for different days: Why it's important to actively choose the music for your mood

by Katrina McFerran,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany of us take pleasure inlistening to music. Music accompanies important life events and lubricates social encounter

Updated on:February 25,2025

We hear about health impacts of climate-related events—but what about health care workers who respond to them?

by Christopher Buse Sandra Smiley and Tim K. Takaro,The ConversationCredit: Faruk Tokluoğlu from PexelsIn British Columbia, like elsewhere in Canada, the impacts of climate change on health and

Updated on: February 25,2025

We hear about health impacts of climate-related events—but what about health care workers who respond to them?

by Christopher Buse Sandra Smiley and Tim K. Takaro,The ConversationCredit: Faruk Tokluoğlu from PexelsIn British Columbia, like elsewhere in Canada, the impacts of climate change on health and

Updated on:February 25,2025

Reducing mental-health-related sickness absences requires more collaboration and overcoming prejudices

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is new research data on the reduction of mental health-related incapacity for work. An implementation study was carried out

Updated on: February 25,2025

Reducing mental-health-related sickness absences requires more collaboration and overcoming prejudices

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is new research data on the reduction of mental health-related incapacity for work. An implementation study was carried out

Updated on:February 25,2025

Social chatbots can effectively alleviate loneliness and social anxiety

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that social chatbots, an interactive form of artificial intelligence (

Updated on: February 25,2025

Social chatbots can effectively alleviate loneliness and social anxiety

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that social chatbots, an interactive form of artificial intelligence (

Updated on:February 25,2025

A new school year can see friendships change—this is tough on kids, but parents can help

by Karyn Healy,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe start of the school year means new classes, routines, after-school activities and sometimes even a new school.This can be a r

Updated on: February 25,2025

A new school year can see friendships change—this is tough on kids, but parents can help

by Karyn Healy,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe start of the school year means new classes, routines, after-school activities and sometimes even a new school.This can be a r

Updated on:February 25,2025

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'

Updated on: February 24,2025

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'

Updated on:February 24,2025

Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityExample of the musical notation of a stimulus with a medium rhythmic complexity (son clave) and a medium harmonic complexity (four-note (major) chords wit

Updated on: February 24,2025

Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityExample of the musical notation of a stimulus with a medium rhythmic complexity (son clave) and a medium harmonic complexity (four-note (major) chords wit

Updated on:February 24,2025

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with

Updated on: February 24,2025

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with

Updated on:February 24,2025

Stressed mice process noise differently in the brain, altering how they perceive the world

byPublic Library of SciencePhysiological and behavioral evidence of stress. Left: Schematics of two-photon imaging during baseline and repetitive stress conditions. In repetitive stress sessions

Updated on: February 24,2025

Stressed mice process noise differently in the brain, altering how they perceive the world

byPublic Library of SciencePhysiological and behavioral evidence of stress. Left: Schematics of two-photon imaging during baseline and repetitive stress conditions. In repetitive stress sessions

Updated on:February 24,2025

A playful approach to life activates 'lemonading' to help people cope with adversity, scientists say

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found that taking a playful approach to life doesn't mean you don't take your situation seriously, but it can mean you cope w

Updated on: February 24,2025

A playful approach to life activates 'lemonading' to help people cope with adversity, scientists say

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found that taking a playful approach to life doesn't mean you don't take your situation seriously, but it can mean you cope w

Updated on:February 24,2025

Trauma dumping: How sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users

by Alix Woolard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHave you ever asked someone how their day was, or been chatting casually with a friend, only to have them tell you a horrific st

Updated on: February 22,2025

Trauma dumping: How sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users

by Alix Woolard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHave you ever asked someone how their day was, or been chatting casually with a friend, only to have them tell you a horrific st

Updated on:February 22,2025

This Valentine's Day, try loving-kindness meditation

by Jeremy David Engels,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost people love love, but not everyone loves Valentine's Day.When it was first invented in the 1300s in medieval Europe, this

Updated on: February 22,2025

This Valentine's Day, try loving-kindness meditation

by Jeremy David Engels,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost people love love, but not everyone loves Valentine's Day.When it was first invented in the 1300s in medieval Europe, this

Updated on:February 22,2025