By Monica Y. Bartlett, Professor of Psychology, Gonzaga University
Some people are more inclined toward gratitude than others, but there are specific ways that everyone can cultivate more of it.
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By Michelle Riba, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Some patients with a terminal illness seem to be able to ‘hold on’ until after an anticipated holiday or event. This might be less about staying positive and more about being supported in your goals.
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By Tim Weninger, Collegiate Proessor of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Global Politics, University of Notre Dame
Visual content, including manipulated images, is a staple of propaganda and political messaging. AI analysis shows that a surge of these memes can precede the outbreak of wide-scale violence.
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By Tony Milligan, Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, King's College London
You don’t need to have met someone to grieve for them. But when a pope dies, how do we tell the difference between grief and the longing for meaning?
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By Sara Silvestri, Senior Lecturer & UG Programme Director, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
I met Pope Francis in 2016. It was part of a symposium of the former Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People (now recast by Francis as the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development). I presented some of my work on migration – as attention to migrants and refugees was a central theme of his pontificate, more prominently than for his predecessor, whom I had also met a few years earlier.
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By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
Running a marathon is no small feat. Athletes can expect to cover between 50-60,000 steps, burn over 3,000 calories and expel multiple litres of sweat to keep cool.
Marathons and other long distance events can be associated with several dangers – including dehydration, electrolyte imbalances…
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By James Thie, Senior Lecturer Sport Coaching and Performance, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Running doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Jeffing, the run-walk strategy developed in the 1970s, is helping people achieve their running goals.
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By Marrisa Joseph, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies & Business History, University of Reading
In selling off its high street branches, the retail giant is going back to its Victorian roots in transport hubs.
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By Arzu Geybullayeva
The proposal seeks to amend several key legal codes, including the Turkish Penal Code and the Law on the Establishment and Broadcasting Services of Radio and Televisions.
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By Alexander F Santillo, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lund University
Olof Lindberg, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet
Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show host Wendy Williams had also been diagnosed with the condition.
Yet despite all this recent attention,…
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