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Study Finds Viewing Crime Videos Increased Support for Harsher Criminal Justice Policies Among Liberal Participants, While Producing Little or No Change Among Conservatives, Suggesting Media Exposure Can Shift Policy Attitudes Asymmetrically Across Ideological Groups

29 days ago psypost.org media psychology video

A new study has found genetic signatures of assortative mating, where people pair up with partners who share similar traits, have grown significantly stronger among more recently born generations in the United States, particularly regarding educational attainment and smoking habits.

27 days ago psypost.org genetics

A new study finds that limiting added sugar exposure during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to age two) is associated with a lower risk and delayed onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease…

9 days ago psypost.org disease neuroscience

Screen time isn’t linked to language delays in autistic children, large U.S. study finds

47 days ago psypost.org autism health neuroscience

A new study in healthy mice reveals that the weight-loss drug semaglutide alters behavior and brain activity related to stress and reward, leading to a suppression of natural reward-seeking drives and faster…

36 days ago psypost.org brain medicine neuroscience

New psychology study finds everyday phrases targeted by "harmful language guides" (master branch, pipeline) don't cause measurable psychological harm for readers…

49 days ago psypost.org psychology

As America shifted left under Trump, emotional hostility widened the partisan gap

37 days ago psypost.org trump

Taboo words—including profanity, insults, slurs, and sexual terms—can interfere with language processing (the “taboo Stroop effect”)

41 days ago psypost.org psychology

The neuroscience of pity: how attractiveness and morality shape empathy

39 days ago psypost.org psychology

Extreme high-salt diets disrupted the gut microbiome and impaired memory in mice, according to new research, highlighting a potential link between diet, gut health, and cognitive function.

36 days ago psypost.org health