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Glutamate receptors may help explain the brain structure behind children’s math and reading abilities

We’ll pay to get revenge on an algorithm, even though it can’t feel a thing

Limiting sugar in the first 1,000 days of life is associated with later dementia onset, study finds

Women reach orgasm more often alone, but partnered orgasms are more closely tied to sexual satisfaction

Feed recommendations are the most common way teens encounter self-harm content

Frequent cannabis use linked to higher odds of nighttime breathing problems

Challenges to political beliefs might engage brain networks tied to self-reflection, new study suggests

Playing video games with trusted friends may reduce addiction risks

Why do people with psychopathic traits enjoy fear? New psychology research offers a clue

Political endorsements by scientific journals reduce public trust in research

Scientists identify rare mutations in 36 genes that sharply raise the odds of OCD and tic disorders

A study of Belgian business leaders and their staff finds that while cold-hearted and impulsive bosses are linked to worse employee performance, fearless and confident bosses can boost output for certain personality types.

A new study reveals that expanding Medicaid under the ACA increased credit card borrowing by 0.38% per percentage point of eligibility, as improved financial resilience led banks to lower rates and expand credit limits.

Young adults who fear rejection also tend to fear death more, psychology study finds

How the menstrual cycle might alter ADHD symptoms in women taking stimulant medication

Anger and fear nudge voters toward different kinds of leader faces, study suggests

Dominance-seeking workers see more sexual interest in coworkers’ behavior, and that may help explain harassment

Neuroscientists are digging into a worrying link between polluted air and children’s brain wiring

Romantic breakups correspond with changes in sexual identity during adulthood

Your body makes its own cannabis-like chemicals as you run, and neuroscience research finds they keep rising all the way to the marathon finish line, a possible clue to the runner’s high

People with psychosis and a history of aggression are more likely to mistake negative emotions for positive ones

Expecting to lose economic standing hurts well-being more than expecting to gain helps it

Breast reduction surgery is linked to improved sexual function

Emotional struggles are linked to vulnerable narcissism but not grandiose narcissism, meta-analysis finds

The psychology behind Taylor Swift’s billion-dollar media empire

Psychopathy scores run a bit higher among Americans still living in their home state, study finds

Psychologists showed extreme metal fans a series of disgusting images, and their reactions stood out

American Catholics reported a greater sense of meaning in life after Pope Leo XIV’s election, study finds

When politicians echo white replacement theory, extremist activity rises

Remote work is often pitched as an easy way to help families grow and reverse falling birth rates. An analysis of nearly four million census records finds that working from home actually lowers birth rates among married women while boosting their careers.

College-educated people aren’t Big Tech’s biggest fans. They’re its most conflicted, study suggests

A study of France’s 35-hour workweek shows the policy failed to create jobs on its own. A 3.8% employment loss from shorter hours was masked only by heavy government payroll tax cuts.

Chest vibrations paired with meditation appears to alter brain wiring in trauma survivors

Testosterone may help new brain cells survive, and timing could matter

People who believe conspiracy theories overestimate how many others agree, new research finds

Sugar restriction in early life is linked to lower dementia risk and slightly slower brain aging decades later

“AI psychosis” appears rare but real, and first-episode patients may be most vulnerable, study suggests

LSD pushes brain activity toward a more fractal, complex state, study finds

Race and gender are linked to how Americans protest and campaign

Haunted houses may bring people closer, but psychological research suggests the bonding really happens on the ride home

Older adults with depression tend to have smaller volumes of a specific part of the hippocampus brain region

Employees sometimes lie or bend the rules to help their company succeed. New research reveals how psychopathic personality traits and a sense of personal entitlement drive this misconduct, especially among detached workers.

Higher progesterone is linked to blurrier brain signals for emotional control, study finds

New biological marker could end trial and error in depression care

How long does it take to feel forgiven by God? New study tracks Christians day by day after wrongdoing

Kids’ aggression appears to shape parents’ discipline more than the reverse, study finds

Beneath psilocybin’s apparent brain chaos, scientists find signs of a hidden order

Brain scans suggest first graders don’t engage their control networks like adults when talking to ChatGPT

Children who later develop psychosis tend to have slightly smaller heads, study finds

A study of Polish borrowers finds that feeling over-indebted is more strongly linked to struggles affording everyday needs than actual debt-to-income ratios, as stressed families cut leisure to protect basic necessities.