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In experiments to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood, a laboratory team conducted many different kinds of stress tests and means of measuring their impacts. The research …

Advocacy groups say the one in 68 figure is likely an underestimate, but hope it translates into better access to services.

Researchers analyzed websites related to nonsuicidal self-injury and found less than 10 percent of the sites were endorsed by health or academic institutions.

Those who suffer from migraines have likely heard that stress can be a powerful trigger, but new research suggests that it’s the comedown after the craziness that brings on the pain.

The results of using fly models to investigate passive immunotherapy to block amyloid-²42 peptides of amyloid plaques that damage the brain cells of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are now presented by researchers. The scientists are investigat…

Memories are difficult to produce, often fragile, and dependent on any number of factors — including changes to various types of nerves. In the common fruit fly — a scientific doppelganger used to study human memory formation—these changes take pla…

A smartphone application appears to help patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reduce risky drinking days compared to patients who received usual care after leaving treatment in a residential program. The research is published in JAMA Psychiatry. Al…

Throughout the world, there are many different types of people, and their identity can tell a lot about where they live. The type of job they work, the kind of car they drive, and the foods they eat can all be used to predict the country, the state, or…

A large proportion of teenage boys and college men report having been coerced into sex or sexual behavior, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among military veterans and together with the often-related anxiety, depression, and psychological and emotional impairment can dramatically affect quality of life.