People who visit emergency rooms after using hallucinogenic drugs may face a higher risk of developing schizophrenia spectrum disorders, a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests.

I teach a course on the relationship between social media and society at Durham College. As part of their assessments, I ask my students to reflect on their social media use. A recurring theme is that ...

A new study published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience reveals that people who hold strong moral convictions about political issues make decisions more quickly—but that ...

China’s falling birth rate has become a major national concern, and a new study published in Biodemography and Social Biology suggests that the country’s demanding work culture may be partly to blame.

New research published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy suggests that small shifts in how the brain processes information could serve as early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, even in people who ...

A new study published in Current Psychology has found that Turkish teachers who scored higher in collective narcissism, paranoid thinking, and distrust in science were more likely to believe in ...

A new study published in Aggressive Behavior provides new insight into how certain personality traits may interact with social dynamics to increase the risk of sexual aggression. The research focused ...

A new study of hearing sensitivity across global populations has revealed that women consistently have more sensitive hearing than men—by about two decibels on average—regardless of age or where they ...

A large study of Norwegian college students has found that spending more time on screens after going to bed is tied to a higher likelihood of experiencing insomnia and getting less sleep — no matter ...

A new study published in Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders provides initial evidence that a portable and affordable device can accurately identify older adults with mild cognitive impairment ...

A new study published in Nature offers the most detailed map to date of how individual cell types in the brain change with age. Scientists analyzed over 1.2 million brain cells from young and aged ...

An analysis of data from the Human Connectome Project found that older individuals tended to have lower brain gray matter volume and cortical thickness. However, among women (but not men) who ...