News & Events

Survey of Over 20,000 Lonely People Highlights the Cost of Living Alone

By Emma Betuel on May 1, 2019 Coming home to an empty house can feel like a blessing. But if blissful alone time turns into feelings of prolonged loneliness , that empty house can become a curse , according to research published Wednesday inPLOS One.For 20,500 residents in the United Kingdom, living alone is associated...

Possible Link Between Autism and Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

SINGAPORE, 30 April 2019 Exposure to antidepressants in the womb leads to autistic-like behaviour in full-grown offspring in an animal model, according to a new study led by Duke-NUS Medical School. An international team led by Duke-NUS Medical School has found a potential link between autistic-like behaviour in adult ...

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New research findings on who is at risk

York University Faculty of Health study shares new findings on who is at risk for Orthorexia Nervosa TORONTO, May 14, 2019 Researchers at York Universitys Faculty of Health say those who have a history of an eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive traits, dieting, poor body image, and a drive for thinness are more likely...

Study finds that increased mindfulness is associated with reduced levels of procrastination

April 28, 2019 A study which was recently published in Personality and Individual Differences sheds light on the relationship between mindfulness and procrastination. In order to understand the studys findings, its useful to first understand what mindfulness and procrastination are exactly: Mindfulness is the tendency ...

Researchers Have Investigated “Derailment” (Feeling Disconnected From Your Past Self) As A Cause

By Christian Jarrett We move house, change jobs, begin new relationships, yet most of the time, most of us still experience a thread of inner continuity a constant feeling of me-ness that transcends the various chapters of our lives. Indeed, theres evidence that having a stable, constant sense of self and identity is i...