The standard checklist approach to studying menopause symptoms, which ignores women's understanding of their own experience, leaves researchers and clinicians with gaps in their knowledge of the 'true' symptoms of menopause.
Narcissists can feel empathy, research finds
Narcissists tend to lack empathy, which can cause problems for themselves, the people around them and society in general. However, new research published today from the University of Surrey, suggests that with the right focus, people with narcissistic tendencies can feel empathy for another person's suffering.
Study links unexpected death of a loved one with onset of psychiatric disorders
The sudden loss of a loved one can trigger a variety of psychiatric disorders in people with no history of mental illness, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at Columbia's School of Social Work and Harvard Medical School.
Study: Performance improved even after athletes learned of deception
A little deception caused cyclists in their 4-kilometer time trial to up their performance even after they realized they had been tricked.
Activation of brain region can change a monkey’s choice
Study is first to confirm that activity in ventral tegmental area affects primate behavior
Ostracism more damaging than bullying in the workplace
Being ignored at work is worse for physical and mental well-being than harassment or bullying, says a new study