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How behavioural factors affect the response to medication

Written by | 24 Jan 2023

Rob Horne, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at University College London School of Pharmacy, leads a research group focused on the psychology of medicines and understanding patient perspectives of… read more.

Does mask-wearing affect behavior?

Written by | 6 Oct 2022

Since 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a global increase in the number of people wearing masks to limit the spread of illness. Now, new research co-authored… read more.

41% of teenagers can’t tell the difference between true and fake online health messages

Written by | 31 Aug 2022

A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% of the participants trusted accurate health messages (without… read more.

How vaccine-related fears affect the flu shot experience

Written by | 22 Jul 2022

A novel long-term study of how vaccine-related fears influence flu shot outcomes has found that these fears not only reduce vaccination, but also fuel symptoms of dizziness and… read more.

Remembering faces and names can be improved during sleep

Written by | 16 Jan 2022

For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may as near as your pillow. New research by Northwestern University is… read more.

Psychotherapy declined by half since 1990s in US

Written by | 15 Dec 2021

For decades, psychiatrists routinely used both psychotherapy (talk therapy) and medication to treat patients. This is hardly the case anymore, according to a new study out of Columbia… read more.

Researchers boost human mental function with brain stimulation

Written by | 27 Nov 2021

In a pilot human study, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital show it is possible to improve specific human brain functions related… read more.

A co-worker’s rudeness can affect your sleep – and your partner’s

Written by | 26 Nov 2021

Rudeness. Sarcastic comments. Demeaning language. Interrupting or talking over someone in a meeting. Workplace incivilities such as these are becoming increasingly common, and a new study from Portland… read more.

Men experience more emotional pain during breakups

Written by | 25 Nov 2021

A new study of online relationship support finds that men tend to experience emotional pain more than women when their relationship takes a turn for the worse. An… read more.

What our wandering thoughts can teach us about mental health

Written by | 7 Oct 2021

Where does your mind wander when you have idle time? A University of Arizona-led study published in Scientific Reports may offer some clues, and the findings reveal a… read more.

Brain refreshing: Why the dreaming phase matters

Written by | 16 Sep 2021

Scientists have long wondered why almost all animals sleep, despite the disadvantages to survival of being unconscious. Now, researchers led by a team from the University of Tsukuba… read more.

There’s a ‘man in the moon’: Why our brains see human faces everywhere

Written by | 3 Aug 2021

It’s so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none — in objects as varied… read more.

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