When your immune system meddles in your love life
About a decade ago, evolutionary psychologists suggested that humans have evolved a first line of defense against disease: a behavioural immune system (BIS). This system is thought to…
Daily photography improves wellbeing
Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it supports improved wellbeing.
Working together key to weight loss in relationships
Couples who are trying to lose weight could be putting their relationship under strain by using unsuitable strategies to achieve their weight loss goals, a new study suggests.
How a nap can enhance false memories in one half of the brain
A daytime nap promotes a false memory of words, psychologists have shown.A study by John Shaw and Professor Padraic Monaghan of Lancaster University found that sleep influenced false…
The modern armchair, the architects of Viennese Secession
By Francesco Carelli, University of Milan – Milano speaks the language of bentwood that gave rise to modern furniture. 25 armchairs and other vintage objects in steam-bent beech, pay…