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When children have low self-esteem, many adults try to build them up with supportive words of encouragement. A recent study confirms this by finding that adults tend to give kids with low confidence more inflated praise. But the study also finds that t…

Expectant women with prenatally diagnosed fear of childbirth are at an increased risk of postpartum depression, according to a study of over 500,000 mothers in Finland. Women with a history of depression are at the highest risk of postpartum depression…

Internet trolling is a matter of “moral panic”, according to a new assessment. Researchers suggest that the misrepresentation by the media of all those who participate in this often negative but not always abusive behavior can have a detrimental effect…

“Good to see you. I’m sorry. It sounds like you’ve had a tough, tough, week.” Spoken by a doctor to a cancer patient, that statement is an example of compassionate behavior observed by a University of Rochester Medical Center team in a new study publis…

Human beings are highly efficient at recognising familiar faces, even from very poor quality images.New research led by a psychologist at the University of York is using advances in the level of detail available in digital photography to harness this h…

Stretches of DNA called retrotransposons, often dubbed “junk DNA”, might play an important role in schizophrenia. In a study published, a Japanese team revealed that LINE-1 retrotransposons are

Study shows an inexperienced driver who reaches for a cellphone increases the risk for a crash by more than 700 percent.

Researchers discovered that a steroid produced in the brain could point the way toward addiction therapies.

Weekends spent drinking and partying may seem like harmless fun, but new research shows that this level of alcohol consumption may damage DNA.

Bad passenger behavior is on the increase for various reasons, including nervousness, tiredness and the airplane’s cabin layout.