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Anyone who’s had a pimple form right before an important event may wonder if stress caused the break out. While commonly linked anecdotally, proving the relationship between stress and inflammatory skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis and rosacea…

A new study has examined adolescent victims of conflict in the Gaza strip – and has found that exposure to war-torn environments has a lasting and damaging effect on the psychology of young people.

Adolescents who behave aggressively are more likely to drink alcohol and in larger quantities than their peers, according to a recent study completed in Finland.

Journalists working with images of extreme violence submitted to newsrooms by the public are at increased risk of adverse psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some young women simply have more resilience and better coping skills and can shrug off the effect of unwanted cat calls, demeaning looks and sexual advances.

Women who visit Internet pornography sites are at risk of developing cybersex addiction.

Do the UK government’s welfare-to-work training schemes improve the happiness and well-being of its unemployed citizens?

Marital tension between mom and dad can harm each parent’s bond with child, study finds.

Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research.

Brain tumors fly under the radar of the body’s defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein, new research shows. Like a stealth fighter jet, the coating means the cells evade detection by the early-warning immune sys…