Being near a romantic partner may help the body regulate blood sugar, temperature, and stress
Having a romantic partner or caregiver nearby may make the body’s routine balancing work a bit easier. Across four experiments,...
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Bedroom temperature may be a hidden drag on productivity, study suggests
On nights when people’s bedrooms were warmer than usual, they slept slightly worse and felt a bit less focused and...
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People project a specific racial identity onto artificial intelligence, study finds
Does AI have a race? In people’s minds, it often does. Across studies in the U.S., Japan, and India, participants...
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Brain wiring patterns of SuperAgers may help flag Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms
A brain network pattern that separates older adults with exceptionally sharp memory from people with Alzheimer’s disease may also flag...
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Greater male variability may help explain persistent gender gaps in hiring, study suggests
Men and women can earn the same average score on a job test and still face unequal hiring odds. A...
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The best conversations may follow a hidden mathematical rhythm called pink noise, according to new psychology research
Enjoyable conversations tend not to stay in perfect agreement. A study of thousands of chats found that those with a...
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Empathy toward a partner is linked to a more satisfying sex life for both people in young couples
Young adults who say they understand and share their partner’s feelings tend to report more satisfying sex and stronger desire,...
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Leafy greens versus meat: Where your nitrates come from may matter for brain health
Leafy greens and bacon both contain nitrates, but a large Danish study suggests the source may matter. Plant-sourced nitrate was...
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Irritable kids are hard to parent, and that strain may show up years later, new study suggests
Do irritable kids shape their parents, or the other way around? A study following families from age 3 to 6...
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Women who use social media more are more open to “sugar relationships,” especially in looser cultures
Women who use social media more often tend to be more open to sugar relationships, according to a study of...
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Psychology’s tools for measuring masculinity lean heavily toward the negative, review finds
Is psychology only looking for problems when it studies men? A review of 50 years of masculinity scales found that...
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Scientists uncover an intriguing link between your metabolism and your sense of time
How quickly time seems to pass may be linked to how much energy your body burns at rest, your stress...
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The link between genes and kids’ IQ shifts as they grow up, large study finds
As children grow from age 4 to 16, the link between common education-related genetic variants and IQ strengthens, while the...
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Women who kill their partners are often judged through “mad, bad or sad” stereotypes, review finds
Are women who kill their partners judged on the facts, or on assumptions about how women should behave? A review...
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Republicans much more likely to think Tylenol in pregnancy is tied to autism, no matter how the question is asked
Whether a poll asked if Tylenol “causes,” “increases the risk” of, or is “linked” to autism made little difference to...
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