Limerence: Why some people experience intense infatuation that feels like love, and how it affects them

by Rebecca Ellis,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLimerence is a term you may not be familiar with. It describes an involuntary, uncontrollable and obsessive desire for another p

Updated on: February 21,2025

Limerence: Why some people experience intense infatuation that feels like love, and how it affects them

by Rebecca Ellis,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLimerence is a term you may not be familiar with. It describes an involuntary, uncontrollable and obsessive desire for another p

Updated on:February 21,2025

What medical history can teach us about reports of personality changes after organ transplants

by Fay Bound Alberti,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrom vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their person

Updated on: January 10,2025

What medical history can teach us about reports of personality changes after organ transplants

by Fay Bound Alberti,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrom vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their person

Updated on:January 10,2025

At what age do people experience depression for the first time?

Depression can affect people over long periods of their lives. Some people experience this condition continuously, while for others, it occurs in episodes – with long stretches without symptoms.

Updated on: February 15,2025

At what age do people experience depression for the first time?

Depression can affect people over long periods of their lives. Some people experience this condition continuously, while for others, it occurs in episodes – with long stretches without symptoms.

Updated on:February 15,2025

The Power of Emotions in Broken Heart Syndrome

Originally called Takotsubo CardiomyopathyByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNUpdated on November 27, 2023Medically reviewed byRafle Fernandez, MDBroken heart syndrome, orTakotsubo

Updated on: December 21,2023

The Power of Emotions in Broken Heart Syndrome

Originally called Takotsubo CardiomyopathyByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNUpdated on November 27, 2023Medically reviewed byRafle Fernandez, MDBroken heart syndrome, orTakotsubo

Updated on:December 21,2023

Changing the conversation around love languages and positive relationships

by Megan Easton,University of Toronto MississaugaCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsEven if you don't know your love language, you've probably heard of the concept. The theory's pe

Updated on: December 26,2023

Changing the conversation around love languages and positive relationships

by Megan Easton,University of Toronto MississaugaCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsEven if you don't know your love language, you've probably heard of the concept. The theory's pe

Updated on:December 26,2023

A protein-centric view of in vitro biological model systems for schizophrenia

Abinaya Chandrasekaran,Pia Jensen,Fadumo A. Mohamed,Madeline Lancaster,Michael E. Benros,Martin R. Larsen,Kristine K. FreudeFirst published: 25 August 2021htt

Updated on: October 31,2023

A protein-centric view of in vitro biological model systems for schizophrenia

Abinaya Chandrasekaran,Pia Jensen,Fadumo A. Mohamed,Madeline Lancaster,Michael E. Benros,Martin R. Larsen,Kristine K. FreudeFirst published: 25 August 2021htt

Updated on:October 31,2023

Trauma survivor support reduces return trips to hospital

by Misti Crane,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf hospitals consistently and comprehensively support trauma survivors with mental health needs, including after they&#39

Updated on: December 26,2023

Trauma survivor support reduces return trips to hospital

by Misti Crane,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf hospitals consistently and comprehensively support trauma survivors with mental health needs, including after they&#39

Updated on:December 26,2023

Menopause: Why psychological therapy is now being recommended for hot flushes

by Ciara McCabe,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere areat least 40 symptomsof the menopause and perimenopause. These symptoms can have a serious affect on a woman&

Updated on: December 26,2023

Menopause: Why psychological therapy is now being recommended for hot flushes

by Ciara McCabe,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere areat least 40 symptomsof the menopause and perimenopause. These symptoms can have a serious affect on a woman&

Updated on:December 26,2023

Bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: Changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods

byEuropean College of NeuropsychopharmacologyResearcher wearing the Empatica E4 bracelet. Credit: Diego Hidalgo-MazzeiResearchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology

Updated on: January 05,2024

Bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: Changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods

byEuropean College of NeuropsychopharmacologyResearcher wearing the Empatica E4 bracelet. Credit: Diego Hidalgo-MazzeiResearchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology

Updated on:January 05,2024

Studies address what constitutes patience, and impatience, and the factors that determine them

by J. D. Warren,University of California - RiversideCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatience—like its corollary impatience—has always been a sort of "I know it when I see it" concept. And tha

Updated on: January 11,2025

Studies address what constitutes patience, and impatience, and the factors that determine them

by J. D. Warren,University of California - RiversideCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatience—like its corollary impatience—has always been a sort of "I know it when I see it" concept. And tha

Updated on:January 11,2025

How genes shape personality traits: New links discovered

by Eva Cornman,Yale UniversityPersonality GWAS meta-analysis and genetic correlations among the five personality traits. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-

Updated on: September 13,2024

How genes shape personality traits: New links discovered

by Eva Cornman,Yale UniversityPersonality GWAS meta-analysis and genetic correlations among the five personality traits. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-

Updated on:September 13,2024

Psychological stress can cause hair to turn gray

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791.Though the legend is inaccurate--hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change

Updated on: October 26,2023

Psychological stress can cause hair to turn gray

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791.Though the legend is inaccurate--hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change

Updated on:October 26,2023