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Dispositional, or “everyday” mindfulness is the inherent trait of being aware of one’s present thoughts and feelings.

Cancer patients who report significant symptoms of depression before undergoing a complex abdominal surgery are at increased risk of postoperative complications and unplanned hospital readmissions…

Virtual reality offers promising new approaches to assessing and treating people with weight-related disorders, and early applications are revealing valuable information about body image.

A research team has discovered how dopamine controls the brain’s response to cocaine. Findings from this study will reveal new insights into dopamine function in the brain.

While two advanced radiosurgery approaches — Gamma Knife and RapidArc® — offer different strengths, they are equally effective at eradicating cancer in the brain, report researchers.

Technology could lead to ‘empathetic’ robots and reactive on-line learning programmes.

Human resource management (HRM) can improve organisational trust and consequently increase innovativeness in organisations.

A new study lends insight into how children react to discipline practices used by parents and teachers, and sheds light on their view of what’s fair.

We do not always say what we think: we like to hide certain prejudices, sometimes even from ourselves.

Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s disease than originally thought, according to neurobiologists.