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People who are extraverts may benefit from a stronger immune system, while conscientious people may have a weaker one, according to a new study.

Physical aggression in toddlers has been thought to be associated with the frustration caused by language problems, but a recent study by researchers at the University of Montreal shows that this…

Immune cells perform a previously unsuspected role in the brain that may contribute to obesity, according to a new study. When researchers fed mice a diet high in saturated milk fats, microglia, a type of immune cell, underwent a population explosion i…

A patient who had suffered a traumatic brain injury unexpectedly recovered full consciousness after the administration of midazolam, a mild depressant drug of the GABA A agonists family. This resulted in the first recorded case of an “awakening” from a…

Both positive and negative experiences influence how genetic variants affect the brain and thereby behavior, according to a new study. “Evidence is accumulating to show that the effects of variants of many genes that are common in the population depe…

Scientists use the Darwin Awards – an annual commemoration of individuals who have died ‘in exceptionally stupid ways’ – to prove the hypothesis of ‘male idiot theory.’

India has the highest suicide rate worldwide for ages 15 to 29.

The brains of obese children literally light up differently when tasting sugar, a new study has found. This elevated sense of “food reward” — which involves being motivated by food and deriving a good feeling from it — could mean some children have b…

A new study challenges the idea that distraction is necessarily a problem for learning.