How does chronic stress affect life expectancy in people already dealing with serious health problems? New research examines the stress-mortality connection.
With the rising trend toward marijuana legalization, what impact is this likely to have on adolescent drug use? New research explores this question and what it means.
While we may be impressed by people willing to make bold statements (especially at election time), the fact is that, more often than not, overconfidence can be a grave mistake
New research suggests that how we perceive our level of physical activity compared to other people our age can play an important role in staying healthy and living longer.
Why are sexual assault complaints so often dismissed or ignored? New research explores how rape myths can influence how police and the courts treat victims of sexual assault.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has long warned against children having televisions or video-game consoles in their bedrooms. New research bears out this warning.
Can smartphones and other digital devices make us more absent-minded in general? New research explores the role that smartphone use can have on our ability to pay attention.
Does the stigma against obesity even apply to people who have successfully lost weight? New research provides a look at how this kind of stigma can affect mating choices.
Is marrying early or late the key to happiness in later life? A new research study yields some intriguing findings about the importance of marital timing.
Is it possible for a leader to be too smart? New research suggests that the link between intelligence and perceived leadership may be more complicated than you might think.
Despite the political pressure to declare video game addiction a real disorder, the basic science still isn't there. What will this mean for concerned parents and therapists?
How can your earliest memories shape the nightmares you might be experiencing as an adult? And what might it mean for adults dealing with frequent nightmares?
For all that we value honesty, people still lie for a variety of different reasons. A new research study examines the role that compassion plays in lying for a good cause.
Why do we choose the romantic partners that we do? And what shapes the choices we make? New research provides some interesting insights into partner selection.
Why do we choose the romantic partners that we do? And what shapes the choices we make? New research provides some interesting insights into partner selection.
A new study provides one of the first in-depth analyses at how fathers interact with their children and what it might mean for understanding early gender roles.
With the rise of social media and smartphones, cyberbullying and other forms of online harassment are becoming more common. This seems to be especially true for domestic abusers.
According to one estimate, the number of veterans without stable accommodation was placed at nearly 58,000 (twelve percent of the known homeless across the U.S.) as of 2013.
How invisible do you really feel when you are people watching? New research explores the invisibility cloak illusion and what it can mean in social situations
A new research study takes a closer look at the kind of symptoms seen in people experiencing stress overload and what it can mean for preventing health problems
A new study published in the International Journal of Stress Management examines some of the coping styles used in dealing with the daily threat of terrorism
Are emotional signals shaped by different cultures or are they universal to all humans? An ambitious new research project seeks to answer that question,
