by Taylor Bennett | Apr 12, 2019 | Children, Counseling News, Parenting, Video
Eating breakfast as a family could encourage body positivity among kids and teens. Researchers from University of Missouri Columbia analyzed the eating habits of more than 12,000 students from over 300 schools. These habits included how often the students ate...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 9, 2019 | Anxiety, Counseling News, Video
Overcoming fear relies on an unusual change in DNA. One day, DNA therapy could help to cure disorders like social anxiety or PTSD.University of Queensland researchers taught mice to fear and then unfear a specific sound. First, the mice were placed in a box and...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 7, 2019 | Counseling News, Food, Research in Psychology
A new study, after conducting four experiments, says that choosing an indulgent dessert first could help you eat an overall healthier meal. In a cafeteria experiment, a dessert option (cheesecake or fresh fruit) was placed at the beginning or end of the cafeteria...
by Taylor Bennett | Jan 11, 2019 | Counseling News, Research in Psychology
New research shows that if parents want to successfully reduce their children’s screen-time, they should cut back on their own screen-time. Kids are spending more and more time playing on iPads and sitting in front of the TV, which feeds an increase in obesity among...
by Taylor Bennett | Jan 4, 2019 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Research in Psychology
New research shows that smokers who want to quit the habit might find success if they increase their nicotine intake. The researchers say that smokers can tolerate a much larger dose (four times what is normally recommended) than that found in most nicotine...
