Research

Articles by this author

Experts recommend this common practice to improve sleep quality and mood CW Headley

“Improvement in psychological symptoms correlated with cumulative yoga practice. Both interventions reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety and increased feelings of positivity. The time commitment for yoga practice needs to be weighed against benefits when designing yoga interventions.” … Read More

Wearing red can help you get ahead at work but research says it depends on who’s looking CW Headley

“Our research has implications not simply for romantic relationships but also for interpersonal encounters more generally at the workplace, interactions in hospitality as well as in advertising,” the authors wrote. Read More

Health

Harvard researchers say this is the exact amount of coffee you should drink to stay healthy CW Headley

“Our findings confirm those of previous studies that showed that higher coffee consumption was associated with lower Type 2 Diabetes risk,” explained the study’s lead author, Shilpa Bhupathiraju. Read More

Uncategorized

For unemployed men, there are benefits to looking at careers in female-dominated fields Kyle Schnitzer

With studies showing traditionally male-dominated work sectors have shrunk over the last few decades, men have started to look elsewhere — in fields predominately occupied by females. Read More

Health

Bad dreams can have this very surprising real life benefit CW Headley

“These findings support that emotions in dreams and wakefulness engage similar neural substrates, and substantiate a link between emotional processes occurring during sleep and emotional brain functions during wakefulness.” … Read More

Health

Turns out your makeup bag is crawling with superbugs and bacteria Sheila McClear

Chances are makeup bag is riddled with dangerous superbugs including E. coli, Staphylococci, and salmonella. Scientists from Birmingham’s Aston University tested 467 in-use eyeliners, lipsticks, mascaras, sponges and lip glosses and found the bacteria in more than nine out of ten in-use beauty products. Read More

Uncategorized

Study finds that people with less purpose in life have higher mortality rates CW Headley

“Low purpose in life was significantly associated with death among 6985 older adults participating in the HRS. This finding was robust to adjustment for psychological well-being constructs and also showed a trend with decreasing life purpose.” … Read More

Productivity

Study finds you can reduce your golf handicap with simple mental practice Sheila McClear

“Our results indicate that a form of mental practice, i.e. the combination of action observation and motor imagery, may enhance the golf putting ability of experienced golfers, and that could well mean a reduction in a golfer’s handicap,” continued Ramsbottom. Read More

Uncategorized

Researchers find having more friends is healthy, but having closer friends is even better Sheila McClear

It’s not the quantity of your friends, it’s the quality of them, says new research by the American Psychological Association. Read More

Must Reads

What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.