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For Jaimie Sheil, an outcome more terrifying than being diagnosed with some awful complication is that when she arrives at an emergency department, doctors will tell her that she is just fine

Older adults may be better judges of their moment-to-moment mental sharpness than scientists once assumed, according to a UC Davis study — which relied on familiar technology: the smartwatch

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Psychology says people who doodle while listening may sometimes retain information differently, here’s what their brain could be doing Psychology says people who doodle while listening may sometimes retain information differently, here’s what their brain could be doing People who doodle while listening may not necessarily be ignoring what is being said. In some situations,…

Psychology says people who write long messages and then shorten them before sending may be managing anticipated judgment

Psychology says people who invent stories about strangers may naturally engage in social imagination Psychology says people who invent stories about strangers may naturally engage in social imagination  Inventing stories about strangers does not necessarily mean someone is nosy, judgmental or disconnected from reality. It may simply reflect the way social cognition, mentalizing and spontaneous…

At a crowded gathering, some people focus almost entirely on the person speaking to them. Others seem to notice the entire room. They may remember that two colleagues spent most of the evening together, that one guest repeatedly moved between different groups or that someone who appeared unfamiliar was warmly greeted by several people. They…

While traveling, Peggy Dahl developed a cough so bad it left her gasping for breath after each bout. Far from her doctor, and with a sneaking suspicion of bronchitis, she turned to ChatGPT

There are medications to start, foods to test and cut, symptoms to track, and appointments to book. Almost all of that attention goes to your gut, which makes sense, since that’s where the pain and the unpredictability show up

SLEEP DISTURBANCE in cirrhosis has long been recognised as a major but under-addressed driver of reduced wellbeing, yet this study suggested that the pattern and regularity of sleep over time may be more clinically informative than traditional single-night assessments. Using six months of wearable data, researchers found that sleep regularity was the strongest sleep-related factor…