Contrary to belief, romance can last in long-term relationships

Featured, News, Relational

Romance does not have to fizzle out in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier relationships. “Many believe that romantic love is the...

Financial security, more than money alone, may be key to happiness

Featured, Financial, Mental, News

A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one’s life. In looking toward the future, women who concentrated much of...

Patients with chronic pain may need more vitamin D

News, Physical

A new study by the Mayo Clinic shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain....

Kids learn to handle emotional responses

News, Relational

A University of Illinois researcher has demonstrated successful strategies that children can use to handle the emotional ups and downs that go with being a brother or a sister. These tactics not only require less parental involvement in getting their children’s...

‘Thinking like a trader’ may diminish emotional reaction and aversion to loss

Financial, News

The late 1990s saw the rise not only of the NASDAQ, the Dow, and the S & P 500, but also of amateur traders — individuals not formally trained to work in the unpredictable world of the stock market — to complement seasoned professionals. Beyond the differences in...

Time is what we make of it

Mental, News

Ask anyone working on a project, and the biggest complaint one hears is “There’s not enough time.” But instead of more time, maybe what they need is a change of perception. “Research has shown that it’s not necessarily the time pressure,...