Men's hidden fears about body fat are fuelling gym attendance motivated by feelings of guilt and shame rather than a...

Men who gamble are more likely to act violently towards others, with the most addicted gamblers the most prone to...

Owning a pet dog reduces stress and significantly improves functioning in families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder...

The old adage that ‘it’s rude to point’ might need a rethink after new research showed that young children struggle...

Areas of the brain associated with social and moral disgust are triggered when healthcare funding is split unequally, researchers from...

Mondays really do make us blue, Fridays are the happiest day of the working week and ‘dull’ midweek days are...

Researchers are to begin testing a new computer game which they hope could hold the key to helping visually-impaired children...

People who are aware they are asleep when they are dreaming have better than average problem-solving abilities, new research has...

Children as young as three are able to recognise the same ‘cute’ infantile facial features in humans and animals which...

Research is under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy at early onset with the hope of improving...

Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding genetic changes that permitted humans and other mammals to develop such big...

Images of pointing fingers are much better at diverting people's attention than directional arrows, new psychology research suggests.