New research from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development shows that adolescents are more likely to ignore information that could prompt them to rethink…
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…
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 an…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
New research from Yale University shows that people with a mental illness are much more likely to smoke cigarettes and are less likely to quit…
A UC Berkeley has linked sleep deprivation to junk food cravings, finding that high-level brain regions required for complex judgments and decisions become blunted by…
A newly published study from Princeton University and UC Berkeley reveals that slight increases in temperature and precipitation result in increased human conflict. Should climate…
In a new study, evolutionary anthropologists reveal that attractive bonobo females are more likely to win conflicts against males. Female social dominance over males is…
UCLA scientists have identified for the first time the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas. How do ideas spread? What messages will…