Sunday, 14 January 2024

This Antioxidant Supplement Leads To Weight Loss

Overweight people who took this antioxidant supplement managed to slim down without diet or exercise.

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Saturday, 13 January 2024

Keeping The Right Secrets Makes You Happy (M)

Got exciting news? Going on holiday? Getting married? In an age of instant sharing, what's the use of keeping a secret?

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3 Personality Traits Linked To A Stronger Immune System

People with these three personality traits tend to have stronger immune systems.

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Friday, 12 January 2024

The 7 Warning Signs Of Intimate Partner Violence (M)

The more often warning signs like these are observed, the more likely violence becomes.

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This Lively Pursuit Beats Cycling And Walking To Keep Your Brain Young

This pursuit slows and can even reverse age-related physical and mental decline.

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Thursday, 11 January 2024

A Simple Strategy To Squeeze More Happiness Out Of Life

Even something as simple as a meaningful conversation can be savoured and enjoyed again many years later.

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Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Low Spirits Could Signal A Hidden Deficiency — Research Reveals Connection

Are you getting enough of this crucial vitamin? Up to 50 percent of people might not be.

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Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Why Being A Daydreamer Is A Sign Of High IQ And Creativity

People with efficient brains tend to have spare capacity.

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Monday, 8 January 2024

These Supplements Slow Cognitive Decline By 60%

Participants who took the supplements for three years had brains that were almost two years younger.

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Sunday, 7 January 2024

2 Personality Traits That Protect Against Dementia (M)

Some people who have quite extensive damage to their brains from dementia can continue to function well, perhaps because of these personality traits.

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The Probiotic Bacteria That Could Reverse Depression And Anxiety

The type of bacteria that helps the brain manage stress, anxiety, and depression.

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Saturday, 6 January 2024

The Age At Which People Are Most Suicidal

People are least happy and at the highest risk of suicide during these years.

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Friday, 5 January 2024

People Will Exercise For Cash: What Happens When Money Stops? (M)

The study involved over half-a-million Canadians who were paid to increase their step count over about six months.

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2 Personality Traits That Are Linked To Dementia Risk

People high in one trait are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to dementia.

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Thursday, 4 January 2024

The Tiny Amount Of Exercise That Cuts Depression Risk 44%

Even relatively small amounts of exercise can help reduce the risk of developing depression.

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Wednesday, 3 January 2024

What Being Realistic Or Pessimistic Reveals About Your Intelligence (M)

Human beings are mostly primed by evolution to be optimistic, but it is not always the best policy.

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This B Vitamin Reduces Bowel Cancer Risk Up To 17%

One of the B vitamins, when consumed at higher levels, was found to lower the odds of getting bowel cancer.

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Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Eye Contact: The Surprising Truth About How Much Is Normal (M)

In TV shows and films, actors are shown staring into each other's eyes as they deliver their lines -- is this realistic?

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A Vitamin-Like Nutrient Linked To 28% Lower Dementia Risk

People with the highest intakes had a 28 percent lower risk of dementia, the study found.

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Monday, 1 January 2024

The Best Excuse For Breaking A New Year’s Resolutions (M)

How to still look good if you are one of the two-thirds of people who give up on their New Year's resolutions within a month.

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Want To Stop Procrastinating? Change Your Perceptions With This Neat Trick

The researchers used some neat tricks to change people's perception of the task.

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Sunday, 31 December 2023

This Common Belief About Love Sadly Damages Relationships (M)

How to think about love so that it lasts longer.

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The Surprising Link Between ‘Good Cholesterol’ And Dementia Risk

The type and amount of cholesterol that may increase risk of dementia.

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This Personality Trait Is A Sign Of High Fluid Intelligence

Fluid intelligence refers to the raw speed at which the brain works.

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Saturday, 30 December 2023

6 Rules For A Happy Life And Healthier Environment (M)

These six rules for personal happiness may also help save our environment.

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The Personality Trait That Makes People Happier

They approach potentially rewarding situations and achieve their ambitions.

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An Obvious Sign of Vitamin D Deficiency

Levels are typically lower in the body through the winter months in northern latitudes.

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How Parents Turn Their Children Into Psychopaths

Psychopathy affects around 1 percent of the population.

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Friday, 29 December 2023

The Surprising Secret To Understanding Emotions—Hint: It’s Not in the Face

People pay too much attention to the face when trying to read other people's emotions.

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The 8 Best Personality Studies Of 2023

Exploring the personality traits of criminals, psychopaths, alexithymics, the anxious and the heroic.

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Thursday, 28 December 2023

4 Personality Traits That Predict The Happiest Marriages

These personality traits are linked to a genetic variation that can be detected from a saliva sample.

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Has 20 Years Of The Internet Made Us More Miserable? (M)

Human beings have a tremendous propensity for misusing almost any and every technology ever invented.

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Wednesday, 27 December 2023

A Delightful Sign That You Have A High IQ

People with high IQs tend to share this quality.

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Tuesday, 26 December 2023

The AI Revolution In Psychology: 10 Ground-Breaking Studies From 2023

In 2023, AI dominated the headlines and researchers around the world started to examine how it might help (and harm) us.

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Why People Prefer Ultra-Processed Foods — Surprisingly, It’s Not The Taste

The study challenges the assumption that ultra-processed foods are 'hyperpalatable' -- they are not.

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Monday, 25 December 2023

10 Most Surprising Psychology Studies Of 2023

Can an old brain learn at the same rate as a young one? Do the selfish prefer to exploit the selfless? Some surprising answers to these, and more questions revealed.

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4 Ways To Boost Your Well-Being And Happiness

These are the four psychological pillars of well-being.

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Sunday, 24 December 2023

10 Most Popular Psychology Studies Of 2023

Happy holidays to all PsyBlog readers!

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2 Personality Traits Linked To Longer Life

There are two psychological traits that help people resists the connection between stress and biological aging.

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Saturday, 23 December 2023

The Simple Teaching Trick That Unlocks Memory Mastery (M)

A study finds that changing your mindset during learning directly impacts what you recall.

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Red Wine Headaches Explained: This Flavonoid Could Be To Blame

The flavonoid interferes with the metabolism of alcohol.

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Friday, 22 December 2023

5 Wonderful Cognitive Advantages Of Being Bilingual (M)

The switches bilingual people are continuously making between languages may account for some of the cognitive advantages.

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This Is How Long It Takes To Recover From A Breakup

While breakups are painful, most people recover and even gain some strength from them.

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Thursday, 21 December 2023

The Brain Can Adapt To Injury — But Not By ‘Rewiring’ Itself (M)

Adapting to brain injury requires a lot of hard work, repetition and training.

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This Proven Weight Loss Approach Only Takes 15 Minutes Per Day

This highly effective weight loss technique is done in under 15 minutes per day.

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Wednesday, 20 December 2023

The Major Personality Trait Linked To Depression Risk

The conclusion comes from 21,000 Swedish twins who completed personality tests.

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Tuesday, 19 December 2023

2 Antioxidant Vitamins Reduce Vascular Dementia Risk By 88%

Cognitive performance is improved by taking these antioxidant vitamins regularly over the years.

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Monday, 18 December 2023

What People’s Blinking Tells Us About Their Thoughts (M)

The study analysed how contestants on the British TV show 'Mastermind' blinked under pressure.

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These Thoughts Are A Clear Sign Of Depression

Why these thoughts make some people depressed, while others quickly dismiss them.

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Sunday, 17 December 2023

The Social Rejection Myth: What Really Happens When You Say ‘No’ (M)

You can empathise more accurately about a declined invitation by imagining the roles are reversed and you are receiving the rejection.

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