Karina Petrova

Articles by Karina Petrova

Breathing exercises blunt the body’s physical reaction to acute stress - PsyPost

Health August 15, 2026

Short breathing exercises can prevent spikes in heart rate and anxiety when people face high-pressure situations. In a study published in Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, researchers found thaοΏ½...

Brain imaging study links childhood trauma to chronic procrastination in adulthood - psypost.org

Health August 13, 2026

Childhood trauma can leave lasting marks on human development, and a new study links these early adverse experiences to higher rates of procrastination in young adults. By scanning the brains of overοΏ½...

Brain scans reveal widespread structural and functional changes in patients following COVID-19 infection - PsyPost

Health August 10, 2026

A recent review of 49 brain imaging studies reveals that COVID-19 is associated with widespread structural and functional changes in the human brain. The findings indicate that the virus affects regiοΏ½...

Study reveals a psychological link between feeling disadvantaged and using people - psypost.org

Health August 6, 2026

Feeling left behind in the social hierarchy does more than just damage a person’s self-esteem. When people feel disadvantaged compared to their peers, they are more likely to view interpersonal rela...

People with elevated ADHD traits miss out on an automatic learning advantage, study finds - PsyPost

Health July 26, 2026

People with elevated levels of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder traits experience a disruption in the way their brains balance deliberate self-control and automatic habit learning. A recent bοΏ½...

Different forms of intelligence show unique genetic links to psychiatric conditions - PsyPost

Health July 8, 2026

A massive new study reveals that different types of intelligence share distinct genetic links with various psychiatric conditions. The research, published in Nature Communications, shows that geneticοΏ½...

Early sexual initiation accelerates physical aging, large genetic study finds - PsyPost

Health July 8, 2026

Having sexual intercourse at an earlier age may set off a chain of biological and behavioral events that accelerates the aging process later in life. A massive new genetic study reveals that individuοΏ½...

Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area - PsyPost

Health May 4, 2026

Individuals with high levels of psychopathy tend to struggle with feeling concern for others, and new research links these psychological traits to specific structural properties of the brain. A recenοΏ½...

Childhood trauma linked to biological aging and gaze avoidance - PsyPost

Health May 2, 2026

Childhood maltreatment is associated with accelerated biological aging and a tendency to avoid looking at people’s eyes. New research published in PLOS One indicates that these physical and behavior...

Narcissism runs in the family, but not because of parenting - PsyPost

Health April 30, 2026

A recent study mapping the personality traits of thousands of twins and their family members suggests that narcissistic behavioral patterns are passed down from parent to child entirely through genetοΏ½...