Video games may offer small attention benefits for children with ADHD

Sex differences in brain volume emerge before birth, groundbreaking research suggests

Social anxiety has a “dark side” that looks nothing like shyness - for some adolescents, this condition manifests through aggression and impulsivity rather than avoidance

Severe teen ADHD symptoms predict lower income and higher arrest rates by age 40

Evolutionary psychology's "macho" face ratio theory has a major flaw

Support for banning hate speech tends to decrease as people get older

A new study suggests that a promising noninvasive brain stimulation technique may not function exactly as psychiatrists had hoped for patients with combined depression and anxiety.

Study suggests that single people who feel their basic psychological needs are met tend to experience higher life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms.

New research suggests that the way a person breathes does more than simply sustain life

Researchers identified a liver protein produced during exercise that strengthens the brain’s protective barrier and improves memory in aging mice

Targeting the immune system may help treat a specific subtype of depression

Research suggests that teenagers who practice kindness toward themselves are more likely to experience a life filled with variety and perspective-changing events

New research challenges the common belief that mental illness is a primary driver of racist attitudes

A new study suggests that people with avoidant attachment styles feel more satisfied when engaging in novel and exciting activities, while those with anxious attachment styles benefit more from familiar and comfortable shared experiences.

The human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within the reward system

In cultures where men are active parents or where the gap between the rich and poor is wide, women are more likely to invest in their appearance to compete for partners, suggests study of 55 countries

New study suggests that reframing depression as a sign of strength, rather than weakness, boosts self-confidence and tangible goal progress

Wealthier men show higher metabolism in brain regions controlling reward and stress

Study reports associations between infants’ head growth patterns and risk of autism

Research links childhood inactivity to depression in a vicious cycle

Recreational ecstasy use is linked to lasting memory impairments

Discomfort with making eye contact is not exclusive to individuals with autism diagnosis but scales with autistic traits found in the population

Research suggests that emotional intelligence improves romantic relationships primarily through a single, specific behavior: making a partner feel valued and appreciated

Violence linked to depression in adolescent girls but not boys

Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in Long COVID and ME/CFS

Childhood trauma and genetics drive alcoholism at different life stages

Sex is associated with lower stress on the day it occurs, but benefits do not persist into the following day

A new study suggests that the amount of attention paid to Donald Trump online helps predict optimism on Wall Street

Narcissistic students perceive student-professor flirting as less morally troubling

A new study suggests that the total amount of warmth shared between partners matters more than whether they express it equally

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