To restore attention, reach out to nature
Psychology researchers at WashU have found evidence that children’s exposure to natural spaces correlates with improved attention and achievement scores.
Loneliness as a Public Health Problem
Does loneliness pose the same health risk as smoking? And from medicine to government, what kind of interventions are even possible? In this episode, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor at Brigham Young Unversity, explore what’s driving the loneliness problem in today’s world.
Julianne Holt-Lunstad
Leath earns award from brain science professionals
WashU Arts & Sciences’ Seanna Leath has received an award from the Federation of Associations in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Barch receives $3 million to study hallucinations, delusions in schizophrenia
A team of WashU researchers has received a more than $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the mechanisms underlying hallucinations and delusions in schizophrenia.
To reduce anxiety during pregnancy, make sleep a priority
WashU researchers have found connections between sleep disruption and perinatal anxiety.
Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health
WashU researchers led a population-based study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
How feelings of neighborhood safety may shape young minds
Research from WashU psychologists finds perception of neighborhood safety affects brain development.
Barch wins major national psychology prize
WashU psychology researcher Deanna Barch has won the Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences from the National Academy of Sciences, one of the most prestigious honors in psychology.
Racism packs a punch for those enduring it over a lifetime
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis find evidence that elevated stress exposure and its inflammatory correlates may contribute to Black-white racial disparities in mortality risk.
Call your pop-pop: Unlocking conversations between generations
Grandparents are engaging with their grandchildren far more than previous generations, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found. They surveyed grandparents to understand the quality and quantity of their conversations with grandchildren.
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