Strong social support decreases mental health problems in young adults

Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries

Specialized cellular compartments discovered in bacteria: Discovery of bacterial “organs” could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics

Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevity

A study from 2002 found that bilingual infants babble differently depending on language they associate with the person they're babbling at

A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species

In the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone

Physical exercise improves video game performance, according to new research

Study suggests that taking anti-inflammatories during the night, during the resting phases of the circadian rhythm, can severely deter healing and bone repair following surgery

Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain--the number one health problem in both prevalence and burden--appears to be the memory of earlier pain