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How to Quickly Reduce Anxiety Created By Threatening Situations

A quick way to reduce the brain's automatic response to threat.

Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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The Age At Which People Are Least Happy With Their Lives

Survey of 160 countries finds the age at which people are the least satisfied with life.

Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
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Three Ways To Fight Disease With Your Mind

Three psychological approaches which improve health at the cellular level.

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Autism: New Studies Identify Dozens More Associated Genes

Dozens of new genes associated with autism identified by new studies.

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Major Cause of Dementia Identified Which Could Lead to New Treatments

Previously 'untreatable' dementias could be managed with lifestyle changes.

Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
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Diet Tip: The Unexpected Effect of Comfort Food on Bad Moods

81% of people believed comfort foods improve a low mood, but are they correct?

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The Type of Exercise That Most Benefits Memory, Reasoning and Mental Flexibility

Study compared the mental effects of aerobic exercise, weight training and balance and co-ordination.

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The Emotion Which Lasts 240 Times Longer Than Others

Which emotion takes an average of 4 days to recover from?

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The Type of Daydreaming That Makes The Mind More Efficient

Not all daydreaming is bad for focused thinking, new study finds.

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The Number of Children That Makes Parents Happiest

For happiness: when you should have children and how many.

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