This is the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in birds. Self-control - the ability to resist temptation in favour of a better but delayed reward – is a vital skill that u

Abstract Background Psilocybin is being studied for use in treatment-resistant depression. Methods Download a PDF of the Research Summary. In this phase 2 double-blind trial, we randomly assigned

Source: Gage Skidmore/Flickr There have been many studies and popular articles about the effect that fear-mongering has on people’s political attitudes since Donald Trump arrived on the scene. Fearfu

HERSHEY, Pa. — Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn Sta

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A study published in the journal Biological Psychology suggests that exposure to social media content about motherhood can trigger a sense of threat among mothers, activating the body’s stress respons

For immediate release: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Boston, MA – The higher the exposure to political conservatism, the higher the COVID-19 mortality rates and stress on hospital intensive care unit (IC

“Our findings indicate that the brain’s defence system plays a greater role in helping behaviour than was previously thought. These results contradict the conventional wisdom that we need to suppress

On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v Wade, creating a patchwork of state abortion laws.1 We assessed changes in online teleme

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea My colleagues and I used artificial intelligence to analyze hundreds of thousands of dialogues on cable news programs

People pay deerly for the switch from daylight saving time. The change to standard time in autumn corresponds with an average 16 percent increase in deer-vehicle collisions in the United States, scie

Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, researchers have observed, for the first time, seismic waves propagating along the surface of a planet other than Earth. The data from the marsquakes was

CNN — A beer, glass of wine or cocktail may feel so common place that you don’t even think about pouring another, but a new study suggested it may be important for everyone to be mindful of their alc

A study on a large sample of patients found chronic, long-lasting depression to be associated with reduced brain volume. The reduced volume was found in brain regions relevant for planning one’s behav

URBANA, Ill. – Bats help keep forests growing. Without bats to hold their populations in check, insects that munch on tree seedlings go wild, doing three to nine times more damage than when bats are o

Key Points Question Is there an association between use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue and subsequent use of gender-affirming hormones among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents? F

New research from the University of Vermont finds the most viewed content on TikTok relating to food, nutrition and weight perpetuates a toxic diet culture among teens and young adults and that expert

Brazilian researchers interviewed 1,905 children twice in seven years and analyzed 22 risk factors that can influence human development. An article on the study is published in Scientific Reports. A

Being a young man, religious, and with a high income, may make you more likely to gamble on sports, according to international research which also suggests that betting on sports, daily fantasy league

A microbe that is common in the human intestine is suspected of playing a major role in the development of colorectal cancer, the second deadliest and third most common kind in the world, with two mil

This study provides an analysis of the current state of microplastic (MP) contamination along the Mediterranean coastline of Israel. Six strategic sites were monitored in this study – each representin

In a field experiment, pedestrians gave more than twice as much money to a panhandler when he wore clothes that signaled a higher social class versus a lower social class. Findings from a follow-up st

Every year, more than 14 million tons of plastic pollute the ocean and threaten the life of various marine species. About 80 percent of all marine debris is plastic, which demonstrates the extent of g

“And then, invariably I got the question of why would you do this for someone you don’t know. That’s the question that came up most often. ‘What if they are a bad person?’… I was always struck by that

A research team at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) examining 82 mass murders that occurred at least partially in academic settings throug

The amount of food wasted by households each year was estimated at 570 million tonnes in 2019. This is food that has been produced, packaged and taken to shops and homes, only to end up in the bin. No

A new study adds to the body of research indicating that access to legal and regulated marijuana markets served a “protective” purpose for people who vaped cannabis during a 2019 outbreak of lung inju

A set of studies published in the Journal of Applied Psychology has failed to find evidence that cannabis has creativity-enhancing effects. But the researchers did find that cannabis elicited a sense

A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas has identified early risk factors linked to children’s temperament and a neural process that could foretell whether an in

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination rate in the Black community lagged well behind that of whites, a gap many in the media speculated was the result of fears based on historical health-rel

Even as they achieve more power and capability on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness,” new research finds. Berkeley, Calif.—As a popular tenured professor at

An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms. The 460km-long river is revealed in a new study, which d

Climate change is shrinking the difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world, according to a new study. Climate change is shrinking the difference betwee

If you’ve ever played the claw game at an arcade, you know how hard it is to grab and hold onto objects using robotics grippers. Imagine how much more nerve-wracking that game would be if, instead of

Friedman NP, Miyake A. The relations among inhibition and interference control functions: a latent-variable analysis. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2004;133:101–35. Sawa A, Snyder SH. Schizophrenia: diverse app

Being emotionally intelligent may be important for a teacher, salesman, or therapist, but what about for a pilot? A study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports suggests that pilots are less likely