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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in all 50 states follows on the heels of national polls showing rapid cultural changes in attitudes toward lesbian…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have devastating consequences.

Over-50′s who are healthy, active, wealthy and sociable may be at greater risk of harmful drinking, finds a new study published in BMJ Open.

Using prisms and an advanced brain scanner, researchers have found the point in the human brain — very early in image processing in the visual cortex — in which the transformation to a cyclopean view of the world takes place.

A breakthrough reveals gene’s influence in a vulnerable period of the brain’s development. Researchers hope it could offer a therapeutic target for reversing the disease. There is ‘strong evidence’ that subtle changes early on in life can lead to ‘much…

Wealthy people may be likely to oppose redistribution of wealth, and poor people to support redistribution, because they have biased information about how wealthy most people actually are…

The brain’s effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a group of researchers has found that it’s a two-way street: Body fat can send a signal that affects the way the brain deals with stress and metabolism.

Women receive three times as much abuse as men when playing online games. A new study suggests the psychology behind this is rooted in men’s desire for social status.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have devastating consequences. Both are associated with high rates of disability and suicide, and although they are separate conditions, they commonly co-occur. For example, a so…