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Mental Health & Well-being

The Personality Trait That Makes People Happier

by Syndicated | September 7, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Brain scans reveal that just a little of this personality trait boosts happiness. Even a small amount of generosity towards others makes people happier, psychological research finds. In fact, merely promising to be more generous is enough to trigger changes…

Single Or Married: Which Is The Most Fulfilling Life?

by Syndicated | April 26, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Psychologist challenges the orthodox view with evidence from studies conducted over 30 years. Single people are more likely to experience psychological growth and development than those who are married, a psychologist claims. This is just one perk of being single…

This Game Makes Your Cortex Thicker, Improves Brain Efficiency, Study Finds

by Syndicated | June 5, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

The video game that improves brain efficiency. Tetris — the retro block-puzzle-game — can increase the thickness of the cortex and brain efficiency, research finds. The study involved 26 adolescent girls playing Tetris for 30 minutes a day over a…

How Your Smartphone Can Make You Smarter

by Syndicated | July 10, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Researchers tested how the mere presence of a smartphone affected cognitive capacity. The mere presence of your smartphone makes you more dumb, even when it is on silent, new research finds. It doesn’t even matter if it is turned off!…

4 Types of TV Shows That Highly Narcissistic People Love to Watch

by Syndicated | May 2, 2019 | Around The Web, Mental Health

People with more narcissistic personality traits watch these kinds of TV shows. People who watch more reality TV tend to have more narcissistic personality traits, new research finds. Those who watch more news programs, though, tend to have lower scores… read more

The Diet That Reduces Depression Risk

by Syndicated | Mar 13, 2019 | Around The Web, Mental Health

People eating this diet felt more positive and were more likely to be flourishing. Eating raw fruits and vegetables is linked to better mental health, new research finds. People eating raw fruit and veg were at lower risk of depression… read more

The Clothing That Makes People Feel More Empathy

by Syndicated | Jan 26, 2019 | Around The Web

How clothing affects the empathy that other people feel towards us. Wearing less revealing and more comfortable clothing makes other people feel more empathy towards you, new research finds. However, when women in the study wore a short dress, heels… read more

Cannabis Shown To Have This Mental Cost For First Time

by Syndicated | Jan 18, 2019 | Around The Web

This Lip Size And Shape Is Most Attractive

by Syndicated | Jan 10, 2019 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

Is the overfilled lip popular among some female celebrities really the most attractive look? Many women are paying for cosmetic ‘enhancements’ to their lips that are making them less attractive, if new research is anything to go by. The overfilled… read more

The Eye Gaze That Makes You More Attractive

by Syndicated | Jan 3, 2019 | Around The Web

People look more attractive when gazing in this way. Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them, research finds. People were particularly attracted to opposite-sex faces that were looking at them and smiling. Dr Claire Conway, the study’s… read more

Control Emotions And Habits In Only 25 Minutes Per Day

by Syndicated | Dec 19, 2018 | Around The Web

How to improve the brain’s executive functions in only 25 minutes a day. Just 25 minutes of yoga or meditation a day is enough to boost all kinds of cognitive powers, new research finds. Both practices effectively improved the brain’s… read more

5 Types Of Depression And Anxiety Revealed By Research

by Syndicated | Dec 11, 2018 | Around The Web

Psychologists typically find that anxiety and depression share many overlapping symptoms. Instead of being ‘depressed’ and/or ‘anxious’, new research suggests five different types of depression and anxiety. The five are tension, anxious arousal, general anxiety, anhedonia — the inability to… read more

The Weirdest Way To Instantly Relieve Stress

by Syndicated | Dec 4, 2018 | Around The Web

Difficulties dealing with stress are linked to mental health problems. Smelling your partner’s clothes helps to reduce stress levels, new research finds. Women who smelled their partner’s t-shirt felt calmer afterwards. In comparison, those who smelled a stranger’s t-shirt experienced… read more

The Most Attractive Facial Expression In A Photo

by Syndicated | Nov 19, 2018 | Around The Web

People were shown happiness, fear, anger, disgust and surprise, as well as a neutral expression. The most attractive facial expression for a photo is any one you like. People judge facial attractiveness from your features, so your expression makes little… read more

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