Research

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences defines optimism as the general expectation that good things will happen because one can control important outcomes. Read More

If you’re looking to keep your holiday budget in check this year, the results of a fascinating new study from the University of Innsbruck in Austria may be of some help. Read More

If losing weight was that easy, everyone would be twigs — and a new study finds that people would need to exercise a ton in order to lose any weight. Read More

While people swear by their morning glass of orange juice or tea, homemade chicken noodle soup, probiotics, and NyQuil, we’re interested in a few healthier options. Read More

Via a series of experiments and brain scans, the team at NYU has discovered for the first time that the human mind expends a whole lot more energy interpreting information presented as fact. Read More

The only reality more anxiety-inducing than our oppressive news cycle is another round of stay-at-home orders. As of the time of this writing, the Biden administration has not expressed interest in a national lockdown but there are measures we can take to keep this outcome at bay. Read More

A new study from the University of California, Santa Cruz makes a compelling argument for all of us to fit in some small talk during our next video call. Read More

We’re all naturally inclined to be our own biggest fan. No one particularly wants to hear that they’ve done a bad job on a project, made a critical mistake, or wronged someone else – regardless of whether or not it’s true. However, sometimes people tend to get really defensive when confronted with an error. Why … Read More

It’s important to remember that vaccine research’s pace was co-authored by the depth of COVID-19’s destruction and new mRNA technology, which facilitated the process by which cells make proteins and send them to various parts of the body, … Read More