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3 Tips for Better Communication During Difficult Conversations

Don’t make things harder than they have to be.

Communication is one of the core elements of healthy relationships, which is why learning how to improve your communication skills is critical.

Effective communication can stop arguments before they start, help you overcome misunderstandings, and leave nothing in the way of confusion about what you and your partner want or need.

One of the most upsetting feelings you could ever experience when you’re in a relationship or marriage is when...

The Surprising Meaning of Loneliness and How to Beat it

Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. The prevalence of loneliness has also increased over the past few decades. Compared to the 1980s, the number of people living alone in the US has increased by about one-third. When Americans were asked about the number of people that they can confide in, the number dropped from three in 1985 to two in 2004. In the UK, 21% to 31% of people report that they feel lonely some of the time, and surveys in other parts of the...

Confidence in How We Interpret Facial Expressions Can Be Deadly

A new study shows that our past influences our interpretations of the facial expressions on the people around us, as well as our confidence in those interpretations.

Trusting our interpretations is essential to avoiding misunderstandings or even potentially dangerous situations, note researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) in Switzerland.

The researchers have been testing how confident we feel when judging other people’s emotions, and what...

Motor Skills & Cognition May Be Linked in Boys – For A Time

A new Finnish study found that boys with stronger motor skills — agility, balance and manual dexterity — at baseline exhibited higher cognitive scores throughout a two-year follow-up period compared to boys with poorer motor skills.

In contrast, the University of Eastern Finland researchers found no association between aerobic fitness or obesity and cognitive function in boys, a finding which differs from previous cross-sectional studies on the topic. A cross-sectional study compares...

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College Binge Drinkers Who Post Drunk Show Signs of Social Media Addiction

College students who binge drink also frequently post on social media while intoxicated, showing signs of social media addiction, according to a new study.

Students often regret their drinking-related posts and experience other negative consequences from combining social media and alcohol use, according to lead researcher Natalie A. Ceballos, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology at Texas State University in San Marcos.

“During these times when young students are feeling disinhibited by...

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Study Probes Mexico City’s Air Pollution And Alzheimer’s Pathology

A new study conducted by a team of international researchers raises concerns over the evolving and relentless Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology observed in young people living in Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC). The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Children growing up in Metropolitan Mexico City have lifetime exposures to concentrations of air pollutants above the current U.S. standards, including for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).

Metropolitan Mexico...

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Podcast: Can You Actually Recover from Bipolar or Schizophrenia?

“I’m in recovery from mental illness,” is a common phrase in our circles. Sure, mental illness is replaced with the specifics – schizophrenia, bipolar, or depression, to name a few – but the idea that people consider themselves to be living a life free from the symptoms of mental illness is a common one. However, is it true? Is recovery actually a thing? Or are all these people just deluding themselves?

Gabe and Michelle discuss this – and more – on this episode of A...

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Monday, December 24, 2018