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Men who were obese as children tended to have shorter penises as adults, finds new study from Vietnam

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Consistently listening to music was associated with up to a 39% reduced risk of dementia in older adults, while regularly playing an instrument was linked to a 35% reduced risk

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The ‘beauty bias’ in the service industry is inconsistent and sometimes backfires

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On average, women had lower fitness (VO2peak values) than men

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Moral absolutism explains support for bans better than conservative or liberal ideology

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Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds

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Vulnerability to stress magnifies how a racing mind disrupts sleep. Experiencing a more stressful day than usual can disrupt anyone’s sleep

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Conservatism and extremism were both associated with slightly less willingness to change one’s mind in the face of evidence

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While men with ADHD had higher numbers of convictions, women with ADHD had a greater relative increase in risk

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Major IQ differences in identical twins linked to schooling, challenging decades of research

33 days ago psypost.org psychology

Donald Trump’s frequent shrugging is a deliberate communication tool used to establish common ground with his audience and express negative evaluations of his opponents

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Psychology study finds spill-over effects of nature visits on daily happiness

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People who score higher on certain psychopathic traits may actually have a sharper understanding of other people’s thoughts and intentions

29 days ago psypost.org psychology

Early-life sugar restriction is linked to lower adult asthma and COPD risk

24 days ago psypost.org health

Testosterone shifts how men learn to avoid personal harm, making them more sensitive to negative outcomes when their own well-being is on the line.

14 days ago psypost.org psychology

New study finds creativity supports learning through novel mental connections

23 days ago psypost.org psychology

Men and women tend to approach sex with different emotional needs and relationship strategies in mind

31 days ago psypost.org psychology

In later life, a romantic partner’s happiness is closely linked to your own, study finds

28 days ago psypost.org psychology

A severed brain reveals the power to reroute communication

13 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

Sexual consent tends to decline with age for women who have experienced nonconsensual sex

24 days ago psypost.org psychology

People on the far-right and far-left exhibit strikingly similar brain responses

33 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

The nocebo effect, not gluten, may trigger symptoms for many with IBS

29 days ago psypost.org health

Romantic and platonic relationships might be more similar than we think

21 days ago psypost.org psychology

Masturbation became more common for both women and men between the early 2000s and the early 2010s

24 days ago psypost.org psychology

Most people rarely use AI, and dark personality traits predict who uses it more. Study finds AI browsing makes up less than 1% of online activity

32 days ago psypost.org ai psychology

Your social status has a surprising influence on your biological stress responses

42 days ago psypost.org health

Most White men don’t feel discriminated against, according to 10 years of New Zealand data

43 days ago psypost.org psychology

Your perception of loudness bends to what you know, according to new psychology research

41 days ago psypost.org psychology

People do not primarily choose partners based on their actual education levels