- U.S. life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 - It’s now 76.6. That’s lower than China, where life expectancy is now 78 years. https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/2022/04/us-life-expectancy-continued-to-fall-in-2021 571 comments economy
- An analysis of data from 1.5 million people has identified 579 locations in the genome associated with a predisposition to different behaviors and disorders related to self-regulation, including addiction and child behavioral problems. https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/2021/08/study-identifies-579-genetic-locations-linked-to 897 comments science
- Not all psychopaths are violent. Study finds why some are ‘successful’. Higher initial psychopathy was associated with steeper increases in general inhibitory control and the inhibition of aggression over time. The effect was magnified among “successful” offenders, or those who reoffended less. https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/not_all_psychopaths_are_violent_a_new_study_may_explain_why_some 51 comments science
- Researchers find that mindfulness -- purposefully paying attention to everything going on around you in the present moment -- is not entirely inherent within people but is partly elicited and shaped by situations. https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/researchers_studying_motivational_aspects_of_mindfulness_find 117 comments science