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School districts are bracing for the thousands of unaccompanied minors who are expected to join classrooms this upcoming fall.

The most important risk factor for suicide may be mental illness, especially depression or bipolar disorder.

Brain differences associated with risk-taking teens have been investigated by researchers who found that connections between certain brain regions are amplified in teens more prone to risk. “Our brains have an emotional-regulation network that exists t…

Picking potential sexual partners because they have ‘attractive’ facial symmetry doesn’t guarantee they’ll also be healthy, new research has found.

There are many forms of memory and only some of these may be critical for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reports a new study by researchers at the University at Albany and…

Presenting an authentic image on social network sites (SNSs) includes an element of fakery according to a new study by researchers at Aalto University.

Whether the problem is health, enemies, poverty or difficulty with aging, “Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there,” suggested the late gospel musician Charles A. Tindley.

Does a baby know that a dog can jump a fence while a school bus can’t? Can a toddler grasp that a cat can avoid colliding with a wall, while a table being pushed into a wall can’t?

Using a deceptively simple set of experiments, researchers have learned why people learn an identical or similar task faster the second, third and subsequent time around. The reason: They are aided not only by memories of how to perform the task, but a…

New research looks at the possible link between inflammation and depression.