Kevin Winter / GettyAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.If you listen to the psychology research, falling in love isn't a matter of destiny — it's a mixture of biology, upbringing, and context.  But that doesn't make it any less mysterious.  Since your partner plays a significant role in your long-term health, happiness, and career prospects, we've scoured the studies and collected some of the reasons two people click. >>>

If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight, you might want to put down the cocktail. New research published in the journal Health Psychology suggests alcohol lowers inhibition and reduces a person's willpower when it comes to raiding their fridge for those leftover chicken wings. Previous studies have linked alcohol misuse and excess weight gain, but the present research finds alcohol can stimulate appetite and increase energy intake. Through experimental taste tests, researchers were able to see how alcohol "impairs inhibitory control, which leads people to eat more," Time reported. >>>

At one location we were offered the opportunity to write a New Year's resolution on a piece of confetti paper that would drop on Time Square during the ball drop that year.But, as with "getting organized", most money resolutions fail because they are so vague.Succeeding with your resolutions may simply be a matter of being smarter about them.New Year's Eve is often a time to reflect on the year before - on our accomplishments, challenges and successes. You may hear those enthusiastic New Year resolutions from your friends and family. Use the New Year as a time to clean out closets, empty storage >>>

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Newt Thomas was about 12 when he discovered that he possesses a special skill. His ability didn't propel him to fame or great fortune, but it did make him a popular customer at Plank's Bier Garten on the South Side. For many years at Plank's, the bartender would tap Thomas to impress customers drawkcab lleps ot ytiliba sih htiw. That is: with his ability to spell backward. At age 82, Thomas can still spell words backward as quickly as most other people spell them forward. The talent isn't one he cultivated, >>>

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Newt Thomas was about 12 when he discovered that he possesses a special skill. His ability didn't propel him to fame or great fortune, but it did make him a popular customer at Plank's Bier Garten on the South Side. For many years at Plank's, the bartender would tap Thomas to impress customers drawkcab lleps ot ytiliba sih htiw. That is: with his ability to spell backward. At age 82, Thomas can still spell words backward as quickly as most other people spell them forward. The talent isn't one he cultivated, >>>

In a provocative new paper, Norwegian psychologist Jan Smedslund argues that psychology “cannot be an empirical science”. Smedslund is a veteran of the field; his first paper was published in 1953. He opens by saying that Psychology is a science in crisis, both with respect to theoretical coherence and practical efficiency. This, he says, is not a problem that could be remedied by further development of psychological theory. Rather, the >>>

ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. During the lull between the holidays this week, we caught up on some of the long reads we put aside for leisurely reading. One piece explored the plight of the homeless in otherwise resource-rich Silicon Valley. Another traced the harrowing story of a rape victim fresh out of foster care, who faced nearly fours years of pushback from law enforcement before the man who raped her was caught. And finally, we spent time with our colleague Jason Cherkis' latest feature on the barriers to recovery faced by people struggling with opioid addiction. A >>>

Source: Shutterstock/Tyler Olson ONE OF THE country’s top sport psychologists has warned about the dangers of striving for elitism in sport. Tadhg MacIntyre, a psychology lecturer at the University of Limerick Sports and Exercise Department who consults with the Munster Rugby team said there are real dangers when it comes to overtraining, while he’s also concerned about how some exercise routines and races are packaged. In a lengthy discussion with The42.ie, McIntyre says there are “huge risks” and “massive consequences” when it comes to training obsessively. “Exercise dependency >>>

UGC has released Rs. 1.4 crore for creating the facilities As a new facility, Mangalore University will have a physiology and psychology laboratory, in addition to a new gym facility for sportspersons on its campus in 2016. According to K. Byrappa, Vice-Chancellor of the university the University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned Rs. 2 crore to the university for the purpose. Out of the total amount sanctioned, the UGC has released Rs. 1.4 crore. These facilities would particularly benefit its undergraduate and postgraduate students >>>

An expert on the psychology and neuroscience of self-control and addiction at the University of Southern California, John Monterosso, has offered six tips this holiday season for sticking to New Year's resolutions.Outlined in an article on the USCDornsife site, the psychologist provides pointers for giving a grounded, realistic perspective to the tradition of drafting resolutions. <!-- View all1025 Comments -->Failed resolutions are not harmless.Failing feels bad, and knocks our confidence in our ability to do something, which can make us feel less >>>