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When students repeat a grade, it can spell trouble for their classmates, according to a new Duke University-led study of nearly 80,000 middle-schoolers.In schools with high numbers of grade repeaters , suspensions were more likely to occur across the s…

Study finds sexual intimacy can make older couples feel positive even while facing problems.

Study finds people who experience severe anger outbursts are more at risk for cardiovascular events in the two hours following the outbursts compared to those who remain calm.

Researchers report that most of the Army’s enlisted men and women with suicidal tendencies had them before they enlisted.

Veterans exposed to explosions who do not report symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have damage to the brain’s white matter comparable to veterans with TBI, according to researchers. Veterans of recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afg…

People who feel intimidated by math may be less able to understand messages about genetically modified foods and other health-related information, according to researchers.

A protein that controls the metamorphosis of the common fruit fly could someday play a role in reversing brain injuries, said Duke University researchers.This protein directs both the early development and regrowth of the tiny branches that relay infor…

We all have friends that we cherish. Some can be as close to us as our own family. Now, new research suggests that if a bond with a friend is threatened or lost, we see a friend in distress, or we become excluded socially, these experiences can cause u…

An overemphasis on grit directs attention away from other factors that also affect student success.

How do our memories shape the way sensory information is collected? For the first time, scientists have demonstrated a way to observe how our experiences shape sensory information in awake animals. The team was able to measure the activity of a group o…