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What happens when white video game players see themselves as black characters in a violent game?A new study suggests some disturbing answers: It makes the white players act more aggressively after the game is over, have stronger explicit negative attit…

A standard experimental model of concussion in rats causes substantial brain damage – but no behavioral changes comparable to those seen in patients with concussion, reports a study in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress o…

The word “cholesterol” is directly linked in most people’s minds with high-fat foods, worrying blood test results, and cardiovascular diseases. However, despite its bad reputation, cholesterol is essential to our wellbeing: It stabilizes cell membranes…

The nation’s left-leaning citizens might be pleased by the findings of a new University of Nebraska study that finds those who live in liberal states tend to be healthier.But conservatives could also take satisfaction in the same study’s conclusion tha…

Neuroimages play a growing role in biomedical research, medicine, and courtrooms, as well as in shaping our understanding of what it means to be human. But how helpful are they at answering complex questions such as: What is depression? Is a defendant …

Misplaced your keys? Can’t remember someone’s name? Didn’t notice the stop sign? Those who frequently experience such cognitive lapses now have an explanation. Psychologists from the University of Bonn have found a connection between such everyday laps…

The NFL believes if mothers know how to tackle properly, they can make sure their kids do, too.

Study suggests policies to improve children’s health should be aimed at mothers.

Long-term stress may reduce a woman’s ability to conceive by as much as 29 percent, a new study reports.

Kids who often play violent video games may show more aggression later on, and more often believe hitting is acceptable, than kids who don’t play them.