Dreams may amplify rather than soothe emotional reactions to a painful election loss, study suggests
Dreaming is often thought to take the edge off upsetting events. But Democrats and Independents who dreamed about the 2024...
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Inflammation briefly dampens pleasure and the desire to socialize, placebo-controlled study finds
Inflammation may do more than make people feel sick. In a placebo-controlled study, triggering inflammation in healthy women reduced their...
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Extreme liberals who rely on traditional sources are the most likely to overrate their science knowledge
People at the political extremes tend to feel more confident about their science knowledge than moderates. But checked against a...
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People in interracial relationships tend to be more politically liberal, study finds
Americans in interracial relationships had 37% greater odds of leaning liberal than those with same-race partners. The pattern was stronger...
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Diets high in fat and sugar are linked to impulsiveness in people with borderline personality disorder
Adults with borderline personality disorder who ate more foods high in fat and sugar tended to be more impulsive and...
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Autistic children’s brains respond less to the emotional meaning of sentences, fMRI study finds
When children hear a sentence about someone’s feelings, part of the brain’s language system typically responds more strongly than it...
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Feed recommendations are the most common way teens encounter self-harm content
About one in three English secondary school students had come across self-harm content online in the past month. Most never...
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Dominance-seeking workers see more sexual interest in coworkers’ behavior, and that may help explain harassment
A smile or friendly chat at work isn’t usually an invitation. But employees with a strong desire to dominate others...
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People with psychosis and a history of aggression are more likely to mistake negative emotions for positive ones
Misreading another person’s irritation or sadness as something positive could mean missing a cue to back off. A new study...
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Sugar restriction in early life is linked to lower dementia risk and slightly slower brain aging decades later
A natural experiment created by Britain’s postwar sugar rationing suggests that less sugar in the first years of life may...
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Older adults with depression tend to have smaller volumes of a specific part of the hippocampus brain region
Older adults with depression tended to have a smaller volume in one part of the hippocampus, a brain region hit...
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Early-life pain led to lasting social deficits in mice, and brain stimulation reversed them
Early-life pain may leave a lasting mark on social behavior by tipping the balance between excitation and inhibition in the...
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People who are more considerate of others show less “me first” bias in quick decisions
People usually recognize their own belongings faster than someone else’s, even when the items are just pens and pencils. A...
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A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days, but its edge over placebo faded within a year
A single dose of psilocybin eased depression within days in a small Swedish trial, outperforming an active placebo for more...
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Two styles of meditation eased depressive symptoms in a four-week trial, possibly through different routes
Not all meditation may work the same way. In a trial of 147 adults, focused-attention and self-inquiry meditation produced similar...
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