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Panic disorder is a severe form of anxiety in which the affected individual feels an abrupt onset of fear, often accompanied by profound physical symptoms of discomfort. Scientists have known from studying twins that genes contribute to the risk of pan…

In the largest study of the genetics of memory ever undertaken, an international researcher team including scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), have discovered two common…

Warfare not only hastened human technological progress and vast social and political changes, but may have greatly contributed to the evolutionary emergence of humans’ high intelligence and ability…

The average difference between men and women’s faces is a standard indicator of masculinity. Now, a new study suggests perceived weight and height also play a role.

Research shows that as people age, friendships, creativity and satisfaction with life can flourish.

Single-sex education is on the rise again in public schools as educators seek ways to improve academic performance, especially among the poor.

A new study suggests that loneliness is it’s own condition and not a symptom of something worse.

An award-winning study by a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher has documented how homeless, mentally ill women in India face a vicious cycle:During psychotic…

There has been a growing concern that modern society is increasingly lonely.

Tourette’s syndrome is characterised by tics caused in many by premonitory urges; sensations which give patients compulsion to act to relieve discomfort.