College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according to
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People who ‘see the glass as half full’ are more likely to fall prey to marketing scams
Consumers who perceive the benefits of large sums of money promised in mass marketing scams (MMS) are more likely to
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Trauma from parents’ youth linked to poorer health, asthma in their own children
Trauma experienced by a parent during childhood has long-reaching consequences — maybe even to the point of negatively impacting their
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New moms’ voices get lower after pregnancy: Voice drops by one piano note, and lasts for a year
The pitch of new mothers’ voices temporarily drops after they have had their first baby, according to a new longitudinal
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Sensory-based food education encourages children to eat vegetables, berries and fruit
Sensory-based food education given to 3-5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit,
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New study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis: Fatal drug overdoses in young non-Hispanic white adults accounted for 62 percent of mortality rate growth among midlife non-Hispanic whites in the US between 1999 and 2015, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine sheds new light on the sharp rise in fatal drug
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Soccer coaches are an untapped resource in assessing and developing player psychology: Training soccer coaches to assess player psychological characteristics that are important for performance could help to boost player success and well-being
With the 2018 World Cup just around the corner, soccer players and coaches are preparing to perform at their best.
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Curiosity is key to early childhood success in math and reading
Curious children are better able to grasp basic math and reading. This is according to a group of researchers from
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Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in
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Unprecedented psychological distress months after Hurricane Harvey: More than half of Harris County residents are still struggling
Four months after Hurricane Harvey soaked the Houston area and displaced more than a third of the population, an alarming
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