Why you can’t hurry love

Featured, News, Relational

Scientists have developed a mathematical model of the mating game to help explain why courtship is often protracted. The study, by researchers at UCL (University College London), University of Warwick and LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science), shows...

Omega-3s ease depression related to menopause

News, Physical

Omega-3s ease psychological distress and depressive symptoms often suffered by menopausal and perimenopausal women, according to researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine. Their study, published in the February issue of The American Journal of...

Physically fit kids do better in school

Featured, Mental, News

A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math and English tests than their less fit peers. Researchers examined the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement in a racially and...

Thinking vs. feeling: A new marketing approach

Featured, Financial, News

Consumers approach problems, products, and websites differently according to distinct thinking styles, rational or experiential, says a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Thomas P. Novak and Donna L. Hoffman (both of University of California,...

Use physical activity to improve your mood

Featured, Mental, News

A new study from Indiana University suggests that even meager levels of physical activity can improve the mood of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia. This reinforces earlier findings that people with...