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Research shows that a mother’s self-identity impacts on the amount of time her partner spends on childcare – with strong professional identity in women creating a more equal childcare balance in a…

Prior research has shown strong associations between adolescent alcohol abuse and adverse outcomes in early adulthood.

Whether a person focuses their gaze at a stranger’s face or body could reveal whether he or she is either romantically or sexually attracted to the other person, say researchers.

From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it may take us longer to come up with the right answer to a…

A new study shows that worse sleep quality predicts lower physical activity in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Obese women were better able to identify cues that predict monetary rewards than those that predict food rewards, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues in…

A survey of 142 men and 516 women with experience in field studies in anthropology, archaeology, geology and other scientific disciplines reveals that many of them – particularly the younger ones …

A new image-based strategy has been used to identify and measure placebo effects in randomized clinical trials for brain disorders. The researchers used a network mapping technique to identify specific brain circuits underlying the response to sham sur…

A new study has confirmed a link between antipsychotic medication and a slight, but measureable, decrease in brain volume in patients with schizophrenia. For the first time, researchers have been able to examine whether this decrease is harmful for pat…

For some conditions, such as bipolar disorder, psychological treatments are not effective or are in their infancy. A ‘culture gap’ between neuroscientists and clinical scientists is hindering mental health treatment, say the life scientists, who call o…