New Yale Study Reveals That Gun Violence is a ‘Contagious’ Social Epidemic
New research from Yale University reveals how gun violence spreads over social networks through a process of social contagion. Gun violence is often described as…
New research from Yale University reveals how gun violence spreads over social networks through a process of social contagion. Gun violence is often described as…
New research from Yale University and NYU reveals that older adults are less inclined to take risks due to changes in brain anatomy rather than…
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research have discovered a novel regularity for vastly different human societies and epochs. On average, as lives…
A new equation shows how our happiness depends not only on what happens to us and how this compares to other people. The team developed…
New research shows that the benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh the biological risks associated with being born to an older…
A new study form Yale University details how some parents underestimate their children’s weight, a misperception with important implications for clinical prevention and treatment of…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute examine why life expectancy disparities between population groups have been increasing and see if there is a guide to…
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT and Columbia University reveal how neurons in one part of the brain measure time intervals and accurately…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute show that behavioral compatibility plays an important role in mate choice in zebra finches. Zebra finches allowed to breed…
New research from Yale reveals that among young, urban women of color, depressive symptoms can start during pregnancy and can be a precursor to risky…
A newly published study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that the satisfaction levels of parents depend not only on the number of children they…
A newly published study from Yale University shows that in the absence of food, Agrp neurons trigger foraging and repetitive behaviors in mice. In the…
A newly published study from Yale University found that recreational marijuana use was associated with increased impulsivity and greater hostile perceptions and behaviors. While the…
New research presented at the Institute of Medicine’s Means of Violence workshop shows that strong neighborhood ties can help reduce gun violence. The bonds that…
New research from Yale University shows that computer games can be used to change the behavior of psychopaths, teaching them to consider emotion and other…
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology shows that wild chimpanzees plan their breakfast time, type, and location when food supplies are…
Using data collected from 18 chimpanzee research sites, a newly published study shows that chimps engage in violent and sometimes lethal behavior regardless of human…
A newly published study from Yale University reveals that the links between smoking and education in adulthood are in fact explained by characteristics and choices…