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We are excited to share details about the 2026 Program on Hypertension/Disease a Year, a half-day educational program being held in conjunction with the SBSM Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Program is co-sponsored…
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Purpose in Life — An Overlooked Link For Why Religious People Live Longer
Contact: Alyssa Cheadle, PhD For Release: March 7, 2019 There’s strong evidence that religious people enjoy better health and live…
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Boys Heavily Hit By Depression Symptoms Most Likely To Be Smokers By Their 30s
Contact: Karen Matthews, PhD For Release: March 1, 2019 Boys who reported feeling the symptoms of depression most often when…
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Poor Match in Anger Styles May Shorten Spouses’ Lives
Contact: Kyle Bourassa, M.A. For Release: January 1, 2019 We have all seen married couples who look like stark opposites…
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Mom’s Mental Health and Home Stimulation Influence Hispanic Children’s Risk for Obesity
Contact: Gwen Tindula, M.S. For Release: Immediately The urgent U.S. public health problem of childhood obesity takes a major toll…
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Who Knew? Marriage Affects the Gut— And That Can Change Your Health
Contact: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD For Release: Immediately Surprisingly, marriage can have a powerful impact on the trillions of microbes that…
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Pain and the Brain — New Studies Show Powerful, Interesting Links
Contact: Mustafa al’Absi, PhD For Release: Immediately With chronic pain such a huge public health problem—affecting about one in five…
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Coming Out LGBT: Full Disclosure to Family Linked to Less Stress Hormone
Contact: Peggy Zoccola, PhD For Release: Immediately An emotional milestone in the life of every gay, lesbian or bisexual person…
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A Serene Approach to Daily Stress May Help the Older Mind Stay Sharp
Contact: Robert Stawski, PhD For Release: Immediately We all face petty daily stressors: the doctor keeps you waiting for over…
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Stress Can Increase Unhealthy “Couch Potato” Behavior – But Only Certain Kinds of Stress
Contact: Keith Diaz, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Lots of sitting is known to endanger health: The more time people spend…
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Feeling Way Old — But You’re Not? Your Body Could Be Sending Signals
Contact: Angelina Sutin, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Feeling older than your years? Pay attention to that feeling—because even if you’re…
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Depression After Heart Attack and Stroke—A Dangerous Treatment Lag
Contact: Maree Hackett, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Heart attacks and strokes are disturbingly common around the world: More than 32…
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How Our Bodies Cope with Stress: Does Sexual Orientation Matter?
Contact: Vickie Mays, Ph.D. For Release: Immediately Troubling stress and strains over time can inflict a hit on our health—and…
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