News & Media
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Alia Crum receives “Rising Star” Honor from the Association for Psychological Science
The APS Rising Star designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.
December 29, 2017
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Alia Crum Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
The grant was awarded to Alia Crum and collaborators by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the project "Harnessing Mindsets to Improve Americans' Health and Healthcare."
December 01, 2017
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Does the Mind Impact Health? A Researcher's Insights
Alia Crum publishes blog post illuminating the ways mindsets influence health, and how we can use them to improve well-being.
October 12, 2017
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Alia Crum delivers TEDMED talk, “Harnessing the Power of Placebos”
Dr. Alia Crum shares research on placebos and encourages us to consider the placebo effect as more than a mysterious response to an inert substance.
September 19, 2017
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New MBL paper "Association Between Indulgent Descriptions and Vegetable Consumption: Twisted Carrots and Dynamite Beets” published in JAMA Intern Med.
MBL found that labeling vegetables with indulgent descriptions increased their consumption by 25% compared to basic labels and by 41% compared to healthy restrictive labels.
August 01, 2017
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New MBL Paper "Perceived Physical Activity and Mortality: Evidence From Three Nationally Representative U.S. Samples" published in Health Psychology
Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum find that individuals’ perceptions about their level of physical activity strongly predicted mortality.
July 20, 2017
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Just Thinking You're Slacking On Exercise Could Boost Risk Of Death
Feeling less fit in comparison to others might trim away years of life, according to a recent study published by Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum.
July 20, 2017
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The Power of Framing: It’s not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
Mind & Body Lab honor student, Steve Rathje ('18), publishes article in the Guardian on the effects of framing and metaphors.
July 20, 2017
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When Your Doctor Is Fitter Than You Are
Lauren Howe reports in New York Times article that for some patients, a doctor’s declarations of personal fitness may not have the intended effect of attracting new patients.
July 13, 2017
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A Veggie by Any Other Name May Actually Get Eaten
Labeling food with indulgent words may make people feel more satisfied when eating, according to a recent study published by Brad Turnwald, Danielle Boles, and Alia Crum.
June 19, 2017
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New MBL paper “Reading between the menu lines: Are restaurants’ descriptions of healthy foods unappealing?” published in Health Psychology
MBL found that America’s top-selling chain restaurants use less enticing language to describe their healthiest foods compared to the rest of the food on their menu.
May 25, 2017
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May 23, 2017
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Alia Crum on the LLAMA Podcast
Alia Crum is interviewed by Peter Bowes about the role of mindset in health & lifestyle choices on the LLAMA Podcast, which is explores issues related to human longevity.
March 21, 2017
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Harnessing the placebo effect: Exploring the influence of physician characteristics on placebo response
Lauren Howe, Parker Goyer, and Alia Crum explore the influence of physician characteristics on placebo response.
March 09, 2017
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Stanford experts urge healthcare professionals to harness power of people’s mindsets
Stanford scholars encourage more healthcare professionals to place emphasis on the importance of people’s mindsets and social context in healing.
February 27, 2017
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Alia Crum, Kari Leibowitz, and Abraham Verghese publish “Making mindset matter” in BMJ
Alia Crum and colleagues argue that acting on the growing evidence about the influence of patient mindset and social context on response to healthcare can improve outcomes.
February 15, 2017
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The Science Behind Miracles
How our minds push our bodies to defy expectations, beliefs, and even our own biology—in short, to make miracles.
January 16, 2017
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Drinking Water but Feeling Caffeine
A recent MBL study demonstrates that what a bystander says shapes not only what we think about a product, but also how our bodies respond to it.
November 22, 2016
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Former MBL Student Started a New Psychology Blog
Annie Graham has started a blog that seeks to communicate psychological insights in an altogether different way from how such insights are typically conveyed through popular media.
November 02, 2016
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Dr. Alia Crum Receives a NIH New Innovator Award
Dr. Crum received a 2016 NIH New Innovator Award for her proposed project, "Harnessing Mindset in 21st Century Healthcare."
October 04, 2016