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Scientists believe that individuals who are convinced that poltergeists are real are less likely to be distressed by the prospect of death. Chris French, head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, claims...

Doctors have warned that those who spend hours glued to their consoles are putting themselves at risk of permanent hearing loss or tinnitus by constant exposure to sounds such as gunfire or explosions. Dr Lauren Dillard, from the Medical University...

Researchers have found that bosses can reduce stress among their workforce if they allow them to use their devices in the office. Teams from the University of Galway and the University of Melbourne carried out research at the European branch of a...

New data shows that those with the eating disorder and mental health condition are more prone to being early risers and also experience insomnia. The new study analysed genetic data from over 70,000 people and found a two-way association between...

Films such as 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars' often portray the oldest characters as the wisest, but new research suggests that the theory doesn't apply in the real world. Dr Judith Gluck, a psychologist at the...

Experts found that a bot trained to do a job as a financial trader deliberately committed insider trading 75 per cent of the time when instructed to make more money by a boss in a fictional scenario. Tech safeguarding specialists Apollo Research...

Chinese scientists got 27 volunteers to look at images of spicy curries and noodles - as well as blander food items such as fruit - and gave them a small electric shock as they stared at the pictures. They were quizzed on how much pain they felt,...

A new study has revealed that even fresh snowflakes have a lethal cocktail of tiny rocks, pollution, bacteria, viruses and road salt. Skiers have been warned about the hidden risks of quenching their thirst in snowy conditions this winter. The...

Doctors argue that bottles should have screw caps as corks can shoot out at 50mph and cause possible blindness to anybody struck in the eye. They have also advised revellers to take precautions such as pointing the bottle at a 45-degree angle away...

Humans and dogs are the only species that shed tears when overcome with emotion and experts at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have found that they contain social signals that act as a "chemical blanket" to protect the person...

Research has revealed that the soothing noise of the thwack of a tennis racket against the ball can reduce stress levels by up to half among those who have been diagnosed with chronic anxiety. The experts from China West Normal University believe...

Experts believe that the human race isn't mentally ready for the shock of a close encounter and would end up questioning reality if the little green men were found. Andreas Anton, of Germany's Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and...