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Young adults who are overweight or obese may have poorer episodic memory – the ability to recall past events – than those of a healthy weight, new research suggests.

Perceptions about ageism makes people think of older people and is a form of discrimination.

People who feel treated unfairly usually do not direct their anger only towards the perpetrator. They frequently unload their aggressions onto uninvolved outsiders who then in turn behave similarly.

Suffering from chronic medical conditions and engaging in unhealthy behaviors are known risk factors for early death, but findings from a longitudinal study of over 6,000 adults suggests that…

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New ideas and technologies are not the product of a few far-sighted geniuses but arise through societies and social networks acting as ‘collective brains’, says new research from the London School…

Overweight young adults may have poorer episodic memory — the ability to recall past events — than their peers, suggests new research, adding to increasing evidence of a link between memory and overeating. Researchers found an association between hig…

A new study led by associate professor Rebecca Ready in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that older adults have different…

Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to research from the University…

A new study, believed to be the first to look at the mental health of transgender children who have “socially transitioned,” finds that they had rates of depression and anxiety no higher than two control groups of children. The findings challenge l…