News & Media
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MBL Collaborator Abraham Verghese to Receive the National Humanities Medal
Abraham Verghese, director of Stanford Presence and an MBL partner at Stanford Medicine, is to receive the National Humanities Medal. Congratulations Abraham!
September 22, 2016
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Why Olympic Athletes Shouldn't Try to Calm Down Before a Big Moment
Explores how to harness the power of stress.
August 04, 2016
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What Makes Us Stronger
New research shows that even severe stress can have an upside.
July 23, 2016
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Creating a New Definition of What It Means To Be Healthy
Lauren Howe, an MBL grad student, wrote about a presentation Danielle Boles, an MBL research assistant, gave at the SPSP Annual Convention about research looking at health mindsets
January 29, 2016
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Why Some People Take Breakups Harder Than Others
Lauren Howe, an MBL grad student, found that our mindsets about the self shape how we cope with romantic rejection.
January 20, 2016
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The New Science of Stress: What You Need to Know
The new science of stress is about changing your mindset.
October 05, 2015
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Stress Can Be a Good Thing If You Know How to Use It
Alia and Tom Crum summarize the three-step process of the Rethink Stress intervention.
September 03, 2015
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Placebo Effects in Medicine
Ted Kaptchuk, an MBL collaborator, co-authored a perspectives article in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Placebo Effects in Medicine."
July 02, 2015
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The Norwegian Town Where the Sun Doesn't Rise
Kari Leibowitz, an MBL grad student, found that people's wintertime mindset was related to well-being of respondents in Norway.
July 01, 2015
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How to Be Good at Stress
A review of research of how stress can be good for you, adapted from The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal.
May 08, 2015
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Stress for Success
Psychologists help anxious teens put their worries to good use.
March 20, 2015
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The Contrarians on Stress: It Can Be Good for You
It's a misconception to think stress is always bad for you.
October 03, 2014
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TEDx 2014: Change your Mindset, Change the Game
Watch Dr. Crum's TEDx talk, "Change Your Mindset, Change the Game.
June 18, 2014
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Mind Over Milkshake: How Your Thoughts Fool Your Stomach
The classic metabolic model of calories in and calories out does not take account of the power of beliefs.
April 14, 2014
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Turn Bad Stress Into Good
The right type of pressure can boost daily performance; taking more control.
May 07, 2013
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How You Can Benefit from All Your Stress
The amount of stress might not matter as much as our stress mindsets do.
March 14, 2013
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How to Make Stress Work in Your Favor
New research suggests stress can be invigorating — if that's what you expect.
March 10, 2013
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Stress Benefit Tied to Upbeat Mindset
A person's stress mindset can affect physiological and behavioral outcomes.
February 21, 2013
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Why Placebos Work Wonders
From weight loss to fertility, new legitimacy for 'fake' treatments.
January 10, 2012
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Are Some of the Benefits to Exercise Due to Placebo Effects?
Perceived fitness may be as or more important than actual fitness.
January 09, 2012