Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth)…
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Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due to a constant but limited energy supply, according to a…
Findings could help explain why children who suffer trauma often face poor health later in life. Children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early…
These are mountain gorillas. Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong social…
The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way to anger over the course of the pandemic, a study…
A new report from the University of Chicago Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic measured 2018 police department policies against standards like those set by…
“If in the 1980s you asked people what would the [mobility] system look like 20 years in the future, they would say it would probably…
No matter how close parks are to home, perceptions of park-centered crime may keep New Yorkers from using them. Researchers at NYU Grossman School of…
On balance, a third of people in the UK have been enjoying the lockdown, while 46% have not been enjoying it and 21% have mixed…
Familiar rituals are important tools for reducing stress, according to new research by UConn’s Dimitris Xygalatas. Credit: Dimitris Xygalatas With graduation ceremonies, weddings, funeral, annual…
Businesses should look to the values of their stakeholders to predict the effects of taking a public stance on a divisive issue, says new research…
Scientists tested Bolivia’s indigenous Tsimane’ people (bottom left), U.S. adults and children and macaque monkeys on their thinking patterns when arranging sequences. Credit: Photo courtesy…
A Second COVID-19 Wave Could Be Avoided if Social Distancing and the Use of Face Masks Are Maintained A model developed by ISGlobal shows that…
Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real — but…
Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or…
In a study published today (June 15, 2020) in Addiction, University of Bristol researchers have found evidence for a causal link between prolonged experience of…
Feeling disconnected from others is reflected by how the brain represents relationships. Social media sites aren’t the only things that keep track of your social…
It’s not just heavy drinking that’s a problem — even consuming alcohol within weekly low-risk drinking guidelines can result in hospitalization and death, according to…