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Researchers have discovered a type of “cellular bilingualism” — a phenomenon that allows a single neuron to use two different methods of communication to exchange information.

New research brings scientists one step closer to to isolating the mechanisms by which the brain compensates for disruptions and reroutes neural functioning — which could ultimately lead to treatments for cognitive impairments in humans caused by disease and aging.

It’s not just how free the market is. Some economists are looking at another factor that determines how much a country’s economy flourishes: how smart its people are…

Gardening could be an effective way for older adults to increase life satisfaction and physical activity, according to a study by researchers from the Texas A&M and Texas State Universities in the US…

What’s in a name? Letters. And psychologists have posited that the letters – particularly the first letter of our names – can influence decisions, including whom we marry and where we move. The effect is called “implicit egotism.” In 2008, two Belgian researchers found that workers in their country were more likely to choose a workplace if the first letter of its name matched their own…

Online messaging can deliver organized follow-up care for depression effectively and efficiently, according to a randomized controlled trial of 208 Group Health patients that the Journal of General Internal Medicine e-published in advance of print…

What could you do for an hour in the first year of college that would improve minority students’ grades over the next three years, reduce the racial achievement gap by half and, years later, make students happier and healthier? The answer, psychologists suggest, involves an exercise to help make students feel confident they belong in college.

Researchers have shown that breastfeeding causes children to do better at school. The study found that as little as four weeks of breastfeeding for a newborn baby has a significant effect on brain development, which persists until the child is at least 14 years old.

Signing your name on the dotted line heightens your sense of self and leads to purchase behavior that affirms your self-identity, according to a new study. But signing can reduce engagement in consumers who don’t identify strongly with a product or category.

Simulated interactions in which adults with autism converse with a virtual partner may help them develop better social interaction skills, according to a novel study.