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Touting Flavor Before Nutrition Encourages Healthy Eating
Evocative labels such as “twisted citrus glazed carrots” and “ultimate chargrilled asparagus” can get people to eat more vegetables than they otherwise would—as long as the food is prepared flavorfully, a nationwide study shows.
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WHO Working Group Turns to PSPI Report as Part of Vaccination Research Initiative
The World Health Organization has turned to recent report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest to help assess vaccination practices across the globe.
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What Actually Works to Get People to Vaccinate?
Does public shaming work? Being kind and non-judgmental? Banning people from public places and fining parents $1,000? As communities deal with the United States’ worst measles outbreaks in 25 years and the country faces losing its
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Joy From Giving Lasts Much Longer Than Joy From Getting, Study Shows
The holidays are a time for giving and receiving presents, gifts and cheer. Two new studies conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University show that giving to others makes us happier
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Is our constant use of digital technologies affecting our brain health? We asked 11 experts.
With so many of us now constantly tethered to digital technology via our smartphones, computers, tablets, and even watches, there is a huge experiment underway that we didn’t exactly sign up for. Companies like Google
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Why it’s healthy to sing this holiday season
One of the highlights of Katy Cadman’s week is conducting two-hour-long MomChoir practice sessions with more than 50 other women. When all the voices come together for a song such as All I want for
