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Chocolate or celery? Researchers find that people with low dietary self-control are more likely to consider taste of foods over healthiness when it comes to deciding what to eat.

Early developmental exposure to two different antidepressants, Prozac and Lexapro, has been studied by researchers in a mouse model that mimics human third trimester medication exposure. They found that, although these serotonin-selective reuptake inhi…

A genetic pathway has been found that accounts for the extraordinary size of the human brain. The research team has identified a gene, KATNB1, as an essential component in a genetic pathway responsible for central nervous system development in humans a…

Developmental neuroscientists have found specific brain markers that predict generosity in children. Those neural markers appear to be linked to both social and moral evaluation processes. Although young children are natural helpers, their perspective …

Compulsions as a result of OCD may be down to the brain’s control system misfiring, says a new study, adding evidence that OCD stems from an overactive habit system in the brain.

Misfiring of the brain’s control system might underpin compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to researchers.

Scientists discover that a homing signal in the brain’s entorhinal region tells us not only which direction we face, but also which direction to turn so we reach our destination.

PEOPLE who have problems with numbers may be more likely to feel negative about bowel cancer screening, including fearing an abnormal result, while some think the test is disgusting or embarrassing…

An international research consortium, including a biologist from Leicester, has heard that aggression in young male prisoners can be reduced by treating ADHD.

Principal cartoon characters are more than twice as likely to be killed off as their counterparts in films for adults released in the same year, reveals research from the University of Ottawa and…