Study Finds Tight College Friendships Mean Less Negative Gossip

A series of studies published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that the traits of vulnerable narcissism and a negative view of the past are associated with similar personality profiles. Both concepts were associated with high neuroticism and antagonism, low self-esteem, and a negative memory bias. Narcissism is...

Students talk about the unexpected ways they met their best friends on campus and offer tips for others. Making friends in college can be intimidating when first arriving on campus, especially since most students are living alone and moving away from home for the first time. Parents’ advice to their...

Harsh and negative parenting has long been linked to the development of callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents. Now, a study by Florida State University researchers has found that maltreated males are more likely to develop those callous-unemotional traits than females. Callous-unemotional traits include lying, cheating and a lack of guilt.

Last semester, I made the mistake of signing up for four 75 minute long classes. The joy of having no classes on Fridays was quickly replaced by the dread of sitting in lectures for an agonizingly long amount of time. Twice a week, from 3:30 p.m. until 6:15 p.m., I suffered through two 75 minute lectures, finally stumbling out of a windowless classroom in Van Leer feeling hungry, tired and, unable to remember anything I was just taught.

One doctor shares his musical background and the joys of finding your voice through music. Music has a number of therapeutic qualities and can even help us find meaning in life. In this installment of More Than Medicine, Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH, associate editorial director for Psychiatric TimesTM, interviews Jeffrey Becker, MD, about his musical background and the joys of finding your own voice through music.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. With the country looking increasingly to rapid testing as an off-ramp from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows that the performance of the tests in children falls below standards set by regulatory agencies in the United States and elsewhere for diagnostic accuracy.

Aging is a normal part of the human experience. While it is perfectly common to reflect on your own aging process as it approaches, a recent. study from Oregon State University revealed that too much negative thinking on the subject can severely affect your health and how your body responds to stress. 

Though Baer had built an impressive résumé, including tenures at CAA and Sony Pictures Entertainment and overseeing and developing such hit films as “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and “Moneyball,” she struggled to raise the few million dollars needed to launch Gidden Media. More...

First published in the Jan. 13 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun. The strength of friendship was felt by the 3rd-graders in Mickie Block’s class at Paradise Elementary School, as they read “Amos and Boris.”. Amos is a mouse that goes off on a journey riding through...

DETROIT – If you or a loved one has had a case of COVID-19, you may be familiar with the Pulse Ox device to check how much oxygen you have in your blood. It’s often the first clue that a COVID patient will need more advanced medical care. Still, research from the University of Michigan finds that these devices are not as reliable for every patient.

A new Ohio State University study found that Black Americans who were at first hesitant about COVID-19 vaccinations changed their minds after learning more information. "Black Americans just saw a much quicker drop in their hesitancy, and over those months when the vaccines were first becoming available and we were doing a lot of public education, they became more and more willing and told us their intention of getting vaccinated as soon as they could," said Tasleem Padamsee, assistant professor in the Division of Health Services Management and Policy within OSU's College of Public Health.

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In a viral TikTok. a Michigan Spanish teacher said she put hockey pucks underneath every desk because they can "really hurt somebody."

Shauna Rae Lesick isn't planning to become a new mom anytime soon, but the 22-year-old says knowing the status of her fertility health is a priority. After battling brain cancer as a baby, Lesick underwent surgery and three years of chemotherapy. The treatments were successful, but when she was 5, doctors discovered that her pituitary (which is responsible for producing hormones in the body that control metabolism and growth) had been rendered dormant.

WalletHub release a study looking at the wealth gap between every racial group in every state.

Ghosting can hurt regardless of the time you've spent with the person, and their behavior has nothing to do with you, therapist Darcy Sterling said.

A pub has been criticised for a note posted on its social media feeds that teasingly stated straight male pub-goers needed “permission” from their female partners to watch the Six Nations.The Town Square Belfast pub in Northern Ireland has since removed the post from its social media feeds.Addressed to “girlfriend/fiance/wife”, the note read: “Your boyfriend/fiance/husband has been invited to watch the rugby with the lads at Town Square Belfast on the following dates.”After listing some of the upcoming fixtures, it continued: “These outings obviously require your permission.”The note signed off with “kind regards, The Lads” before calling on the female...

While there are many things about your body you can expect to change during pregnancy, like the foods you crave to the frequency with which you need to wee, one thing that's probably not on that list is your face. But, it seems a change in your appearance isn't entirely uncommon, as one mum-to-be has been documenting on TikTok.

A new study has found that adding 10 minutes of exercise a day could be lifesaving.In a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers looked at data from the ​​National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). From 2003 to 2006, participants over the age of six were examined based on their physical activity. JAMA then further studied 4,840 adults from the survey who were either between the age of 40 to 85 or older. The exercise and death rates of these participants were tracked up until the end of 2015.Results found approximately 110,00 deaths...

A team examining over 15,000 people found that those who endorse misleading vaccine-related theories are more prone to mental health problems.