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Do you jump to help the less fortunate or cry during sad movie scenes? If yes, you may be among the 20 percent of our population that is genetically pre-disposed to empathy, according to a study. The results provide further evidence that highly sensiti…

Workplaces that favor standing to sitting may be more creative, as a study shows they increase group arousal and decrease possessiveness of ideas – to boost performance indirectly.

What social skills does a three-year-old bring to interactions with a new peer partner?

We already know haters are predisposed to be that way. Now we see they also spend a lot of time at fewer activities than their non-hater counterparts.

Most swear words are used to convey emotion and not for their literal meaning.

A fundamental mechanism by which the brain maintains its internal balance has been discovered by researchers. The mechanism involves the brain’s most basic inner wiring and the processes that control whether a neuron relays information to other neurons…

Individuals with a history of childhood abuse have less gray matter in certain brain areas, compared with those who have not experienced child maltreatment, a new study suggests.

Stress can cause an overproduction of white blood cells, which can contribute to blockages.

A research team describes a gene called Snf2h, which is found in our brain’s neural stem cells and functions as a master regulator. When they removed this gene early on in a mouse’s development, its cerebellum only grew to one-third the normal size. It…