Neuroscientists Identify Brain Mechanisms That May Explain Why Some Childhood Trauma Survivors Struggle to Anticipate and Look Forward to Positive Experiences.

Autism and ADHD traits appear to follow different social paths to mental health problems

Political candidates on TikTok garner more views and interactions when they use short, highly emotional, and performance-based videos rather than policy discussions

Different sources of fine particle air pollution show distinct, subtle links to how the developing brains of children communicate

A new study says that the vast majority of long-term single adults maintain high and stable life satisfaction over time, despite experiencing wide variations in sexual fulfillment and their desire for a romantic partner.

Couples are happier than singles, but the gap depends on where you live

When angry about the country, White men mostly campaign and donate, while Black women campaign the hardest and are the only group whose anger reliably leads to street protests

Americans often fail to notice when Democrats and Republicans are moving in the same direction

A cross-cultural study indicates that physical fighting between co-wives is common in polygynous marriages, demonstrating that women resort to direct confrontation over high-stakes resources and partner attention.

A large study from Wales found antidepressant use during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism or ADHD in children, attributing minor risk increases to the mother's underlying depression instead.

An Italian study finds that women's sexual satisfaction is more closely tied to orgasm frequency than men's, even though men generally report reaching orgasm more often than women.

Emotional blunting is common in depression and bipolar disorder, even after symptoms ease

Research shows that the invisible mental load of planning and organizing household life predicts women's relationship and sexual satisfaction more strongly than the division of physical chores like cooking or cleaning.

Strong Social Networks Are Linked to Higher Birth Rates, Study of 100,750 Adults Across 299 Finnish Municipalities Finds — Communities With Greater Social Support and More Frequent Social Interactions Had Higher Fertility Rates…

People who favor group-based inequality tend to have less gray matter in an empathy-linked brain region

Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education

Women Are More Likely to Be Interested in Jobs Where Most Employees Are Women

A large study found adults who experienced childhood trauma were significantly more likely to show biological, psychological, and social resilience if they had a close, warm emotional bond with a mother figure and lower amounts of sedentary screen time during adolescence.

A new study suggests that physically petting your own dog prepares the body to handle subsequent stressors with calmer brain and heart responses, whereas simply sitting near, talking to, or making eye contact with the pet does not provide the same protective buffer.

Adults with ADHD often struggle with choices that require weighing potential rewards against negative consequences

A new study suggests that the severe brain tissue loss caused by chronic alcohol consumption physically masks or overwrites the structural neural scars left by childhood trauma, though these trauma markers reappear when statistically adjusting for addiction severity.

Women who use hormonal contraceptives tend to evaluate their own romantic and social qualities more favorably than women who do not use them

A new study indicates that adults who experience severe material disruptions after a breakup, such as moving or changing financial circumstances, report higher levels of ambiguity and flux regarding their sexual identity, whereas psychological distress does not show the same link.

New research says that people in small online group chats often adjust their expressed political views to match the dominant viewpoint of the room, even if it does not reflect their private beliefs.

A new study reveals that autism in boys and girls is genetically highly similar, whereas early- and late-diagnosed autism show distinctly different genetic profiles and associations with other behavioral and cognitive traits.

Pregnant women with a history of childhood neglect show stronger inflammatory reactions to stress

A new study indicates that adults with depression or anxiety who experienced childhood trauma face significantly higher odds of recent suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.

New psychology research suggests some acts of kindness may also serve competitive social goals, shedding light on how women can use altruistic behavior to gain status, strengthen relationships…

Research shows that a sudden lottery windfall increases marriage and fertility for men, but temporarily raises short-term divorce risks for women.

New study suggests that the human brain does not age uniformly, with the right hemisphere showing more advanced signs of biological aging than the left.

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