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Research reveals that playing video games with a trusted, familiar group of people can build player loyalty while simultaneously reducing the risk of video game addiction. A player's social environment heavily dictates…
Alfred Hitchcock argued that people enjoy fear only when they feel safe. A study suggests the idea may apply to people with psychopathic traits: a stronger sense of invincibility was linked to feeling less frightened by…
When scientific journals publicly endorse political candidates, they risk alienating segments of the public. A new study reveals how these political statements lower trust in the scientific community among moderate and…
A genetic study of nearly 4,000 people with OCD or tic disorders identified 36 genes in which rare damaging mutations sharply raise the odds of these conditions. Most of the genes appear to be shared between the two…
Yvonne Judge, founder of Revitalize You in Columbus, Ohio, is conducting doctoral research at National University ...
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Eating more fruit and consuming fewer sugary drinks may be linked to better mental health among teenagers, according to a new study. Researchers found that adolescents who consumed more fruit had ...
Young adults who worry about rejection tend to fear death more, a study of 640 Italians found. That fear was tied to more anxiety and related symptoms, but mainly among those who see death as final.
A new study reveals that ADHD symptoms peak in severity during menstruation for women taking stimulant medications. The findings suggest that natural hormonal fluctuations alter attention and mood, highlighting a need…
For nearly a century, people in distant parts of the world have reported a bizarre experience after eating certain wild mushrooms: seeing dozens or even hundreds of tiny, colorful humans moving through the real world…
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new clue to why the Mediterranean diet is so good for the heart, brain, and healthy aging. Researchers at USC found that older adults who closely followed the diet had higher levels…
Misreading another person’s irritation or sadness as something positive could mean missing a cue to back off. A new study found this error was more common in people with psychotic disorders and a history of aggression.
Worrying about slipping down the socioeconomic ladder may take a psychological toll. Across four studies in Spain and the U.S., expecting downward mobility was tied to greater status anxiety, which in turn predicted…
A new meta-analysis reveals that breast reduction surgery is linked to improvements in sexual desire, arousal, and satisfaction. Researchers suggest that alleviating physical pain and reducing appearance-related anxiety…
When a child loses motivation or rebels the moment you say 'Go study,' it is not a problem of the child's personality or mood, but rather caused by a scientific mechanism built into the human brain is ...
A meta-analysis of 26 studies involving more than 12,000 adults found that vulnerable narcissism was moderately linked to difficulty managing emotions, while grandiose narcissism showed virtually no connection.
The intense, one-sided connections fans feel toward Taylor Swift and their fear of missing out strongly predict whether they will attend her concerts and movies, highlighting how the psychological need for social…
Americans who still live in the state where they grew up score slightly higher on psychopathy than those who moved away, according to a study of nearly 4,000 adults. The gap was small but persisted in the strictest…
People who love extreme metal music report feeling less disgusted by gruesome artworks, album covers, and gross photos than nonfans do. They also tend to find the grotesque art and album covers funnier.
A papal election may offer Catholics more than a new leader. A daily survey study suggests practicing American Catholics felt their lives were slightly more meaningful after Pope Leo XIV’s election, a pattern that held…
An analysis of political rhetoric and mobilization shows that when elected officials endorse demographic conspiracy theories, their rhetoric is tied to measurable increases in white supremacist protests and extremist…
Researchers expected university graduates to view Big Tech more favorably. Instead, a six-country survey found education was linked mainly to ambivalence, with highly educated right-leaning respondents increasingly…
Patients will now be able to swiftly receive cancer treatments using self-immune cells domestically without traveling abroad to Japan or other countries. This follows the government’s decision to ...
Patients will now be able to receive cancer treatments using autologous immune cell therapy domestically without traveling abroad to Japan or other countries. This follows the government’s decision to ...
In castrated male rats, a month of testosterone injections boosted the survival of newly born neurons in the hippocampus. Two weeks of injections given later in the cells’ development helped in the spatial-memory region…
People who believe conspiracy theories tend to overestimate how many others share their views. New research suggests that this illusion of consensus may help conspiracy theories spread, and that concrete statistics may…
A natural experiment created by Britain’s postwar sugar rationing suggests that less sugar in the first years of life may be linked to lower risks of dementia, depression, and anxiety, along with slightly younger-looking…
LGBTQ+ college students who experience discrimination are significantly more likely to experience depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts and to avoid needed health care, according to a new national ...
A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment uses personalized brain mapping and magnetic stimulation to target abnormal brain activity, with a clinical trial reporting a 52% reduction in symptoms and 68% remission. Researchers…
People going through their first episode of psychosis may be especially vulnerable to chatbots that validate distorted beliefs, a new study suggests. At one large medical center, 61% of “AI psychosis” cases involved…
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