Psychological stress from childhood adversity doesn't just affect mental health. A new study shows that trauma like family ...

A new study reveals how specific malevolent personality traits dictate the exact type of digital abuse a person might commit ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that while mothers and fathers are equally ...

A person’s combined physical and mental strength can predict their risk of developing memory problems later in life. New ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

A recent study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests that an openness to sugar relationships relates to ...

A new cognitive psychology study reveals that our susceptibility to false memories depends heavily on how believable a suggested event is, and whether we are told it happened just once or repeatedly.

Research published in Injury Epidemiology suggests widespread extremist attitudes among military veterans are rare. While veterans are not broadly prone to political violence, the study notes that ...

Researchers found a rare, strictly binary brain feature in mice that is permanently active in females but completely dormant ...

Why do so few men work in childcare? New research suggests that young men misjudge their peers' career interests, assuming gay men are drawn to the field while straight men only care about financial ...

Poor nutrition during pregnancy sets the stage for future brain health issues. Scientists discovered that a brief taste of unhealthy food in adulthood sparks massive inflammation in rats exposed to a ...

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than males do. The findings help explain why the condition is diagnosed ...