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It’s almost impossible to get a laugh by self-tickling, and the reason why tells us surprising things about the brain and consciousness.

For families with emotional neglect issues, music therapy can improve parent-child communication and stress levels, according to a study from Denmark.

Could cardiac arrhythmia – irregular heartbeat – have influenced the music of a great composer? Researchers believe they can hear some arrhythmia patterns in Beethoven’s music.

Employees who are suffering from burnout are more likely to make spontaneous and irrational decisions.

Failure to accept illness is associated with poorer quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure, according to research published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

Employees using various technological devices to stay “switched on” for work outside of office hours may face detrimental effects to their wellbeing and private life.

Our sense of belonging to the male or female gender is an inherent component of the human identity perception. As a general rule, gender identity and physical sex coincide.

Social attitudes are reinforcing the negative beliefs towards people who self harm, according to research.

Quantum dots have not only found their way into tablets, computer screens, and TVs, they are also used in biological and medical imaging tools, and now researchers are exploring them for solar cell as well as brain imaging applications.

In the US and many Western countries, people are urged to manage feelings of anger or suffer its ill effects — but new research with participants from the US and Japan suggests that anger may…