60-Second Health

A psychology PhD student from the University of Sheffield shares her initial observations on how well local people understand the behavior of tornadoes. Christie Nicholson reports

Jacqui Wilmshurst, a PhD psychology student at the University of Sheffield, is spending summer in the field studying human reactions to severe weather and tornadoes. In this special longer-than-usual episode, she shares her initial findings. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent research shows that people who have lived in a foreign country are more creative when it comes to solving problems. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent studies have shown that moving our body in certain ways can improve our ability to think. Christie Nicholson reports

President Obama's message to Arizona State University grads matches new research on how to live a fulfilled and happy life. Christie Nicholson reports

The other week headlines were crying out that Twitter, the microblogging platform, makes us immoral, but the study on which the claim was made did not mention social media. Christie Nicholson reports

Scientists confirm what may seem obvious to some: what satisfies us in dating, does not predict how happy we'll be in marriage. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent research from the American Institute of Physics has found that the our dreaming sleep begins much earlier than previously thought. Christie Nicholson reports

A paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA reports success in repairing damaged nerves in a system critical for human movement. Christie Nicholson reports

New research suggests that a police officer's ability to multitask influences the number of wrongful shootings. Christie Nicholson reports