Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state experienced by most people worldwide. While short-term stress is a common ...

Statistics suggest that the size of families in many countries is shrinking and a growing number of parents worldwide either willingly or unwillingly end up only having one child. While many ...

People diagnosed with various mental health disorders can sometimes start engaging in intense political behavior, such as violent protests, civil disobedience and the aggressive expression of ...

Over $12.5 million in two-year awards—selected from 993 applications—will support early-career research across depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, autism, and moreNew York, Oct. 07, ...

When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek essential amino acids instead of sugar. Researchers say this newly ...

Scientists have uncovered a striking brain difference linked to psychopathy: people with psychopathic traits were found to have a striatum — a brain region tied to reward, motivation, and ...

More research is needed to assess how everyday factors from early life through adulthood influence brain health and affect the risk of developing cognitive decline, dementia or stroke, according to a ...

Researchers have found that a hijacks brain circuit, which to drive increasingly rigid and ...

When Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, he gave the world its first device that could both record and replay sound. A vibrating diaphragm pressed a stylus into soft wax, carving microscopic ...