Study calls for maximisation of women’s potential in healthcare - Female health leaders are good for wellbeing, research finds - but while women make up 70% of workforce, they hold only 25% of leadership roles.
Six eggs a week lowers heart disease death risk by 29% - A new study has found that eating between one and six eggs each week significantly reduces the risk of dying from any cause but particularly from heart disease – even in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.
People are likely to be happiest and have lower depression and anxiety symptoms in the morning, according to new research, with people likely at their lowest around midnight. People were also likely to be in a better mood in summer and a worse one in winter.
Childhood neglect is associated with slower development of working memory abilities throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. Neglect was defined as experiencing emotional or physical neglect.
Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide. Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors. Lung cancer in people who have never smoked cigarettes or tobacco is now estimated to be the fifth highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
Among men in the US, prostate cancer is the most common cancer and second-leading cause of cancer deaths. The incidence of advanced prostate cancer in California rose markedly in the decade since doctors stopped routinely screening all men, and the findings reinforce the need for screening.
An omega-3 dose a day could slow ageing process, ‘healthspan’ trial finds. Daily gram of essential fatty acid leads to ‘three to four months rejuvenation of biological age’ over three years.
Standardized autism screening flags nearly 5 times more toddlers, often with milder symptoms. However, only 53% of families with children flagged via this screening tool pursued a free autism evaluation. Parents may not recognize the benefits of early diagnosis, highlighting a need for education.
Oral contraceptive pill reduced risk of ovarian cancer by 26% among women who had ever used the Pill, and 43% for women who used the Pill after age 45. Women who had given birth to 2 or more children had 39% reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to those who had not had children.
People who use psychedelic substances may experience less anxiety about death. This reduced fear is not directly caused by the drugs, but by experiences of transcending death. These experiences involve a sense of continuity beyond physical death, either through spiritual beliefs or a lasting legacy.
Gamers with lower social skills are more likely to make impulsive in-game purchases. While competitiveness alone does not directly lead to impulsive purchases, the desire for popularity acts as a key motivator, and the effect is especially strong for players with lower social competence.
‘Female narcissism often misdiagnosed’: Diagnostic protocols like DSM-5 are skewed towards men, focusing on grandiose narcissism, with female narcissism misdiagnosed as borderline PD. European ICD-11 is more likely to capture female narcissists as it includes vulnerable traits, finds new study.
US FDA approves suzetrigine, the first non-opioid painkiller in decades, that delivers opioid-level pain suppression without the risks of addiction, sedation or overdose. A new study outlines its pharmacology and mechanism of action.
Women who are more attuned to their bodily sensations may experience more frequent and satisfying orgasms. The study also found that women reported higher orgasm frequency and satisfaction during solitary sexual activity compared to partnered sex, consistent with the “orgasm gap”.
Although most people think of narcissists as impervious to the judgment of others, new research on personality shows how easy it is to provoke their insecurity. Narcissists may be more sensitive than you think and hypersensitivity may be an important component of narcissism.
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Study of incel forums for men experiencing involuntary celibacy: r/IncelExit, where users aim to leave, and Incels.is, for those who remain embedded in incel ideology. On r/IncelExit, informational support was 74.7% of posts. In contrast, Incels.is was mainly emotional support, 55.8%.
Younger men tend to partner with women about 3 years younger, but as they aged, their partners became younger, with some older men in relationships with women a decade younger. Conversely, younger women tend to partner with men a few years older, but by age 60, women seek men of similar age.
‘A neural fossil’: human ears try to move when listening - Researchers found that muscles move to orient ears toward sound source in vestigial reaction. It is believed that our ancestors lost their ability to move their ears about 25m years ago but the neural circuits still seem to be present.
Study found that employees who psychologically disengaged from work on their vacations saw the most improvement in their well-being. Ideally, that means not answering emails, taking work calls or even thinking about the office.
An afternoon nap facilitates creative problem solving, finds new study. Sleep improves the ability to solve target problems that could not be initially solved.
A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ADHD, conditions that commonly overlap.
LGBTQ+ people in the US have a higher rate of many commonly diagnosed mental health conditions compared to straight peers. For example, bisexual or lesbian women had higher rates of all 10 mental health conditions studied compared to straight women.
Trump supporters continue to back him after his claims of election fraud in 2020 were disproven potentially because of a deep psychological bond with the president, known as “identity fusion”, shaping their beliefs and bolstering their loyalty, even as new criminal charges emerged.
Vegetarians may be viewed as less attractive dating partners by meat-eaters, particularly in Poland, a country with a strong meat-eating tradition. Heterosexual meat-eaters rated dating profiles of vegetarians less favorably than profiles with no mention of dietary habits.