A recent study found that while both liberals and conservatives generally recognize their ability to detect misinformation, conservatives exhibit significantly lower awareness and accuracy when judging political information that contradicts their beliefs.
Read moreDetailsScientists have developed a brain-computer interface that translates brain signals into speech with 97% accuracy, restoring communication for ALS patients. This groundbreaking technology offers new hope for those who have lost their ability to speak.
Read moreDetailsA multi-country study found that dark personality traits, such as low honesty-humility and psychopathy, significantly increase support for political violence, highlighting the deep psychological roots of radical political attitudes across different socio-political contexts.
Read moreDetailsA recent study found that higher interferon-gamma and lower orexin-A levels in blood were linked to increased depression severity and suicidal thoughts six months later.
Read moreDetailsA Swedish study found that autism heritability is significantly higher in boys than in girls, offering new insights into the sex differences in autism risk.
Read moreDetailsA recent study found that 2% to 21% of cannabis users experience psychotic symptoms, with higher rates linked to THC. Experimental studies showed the highest rates, while medicinal cannabis studies reported the lowest.
Read moreDetailsResearchers discovered that chronic stress disrupts a brain pathway, increasing anxiety, but blocking a key protein in this pathway reversed anxiety symptoms in mice.
Read moreDetailsA study reveals that young adults with high social appearance anxiety and loneliness are more likely to suffer from nomophobia, the fear of being without their smartphones.
Read moreDetailsRecent research found that individuals with a high triglyceride-glucose index have a 41% higher risk of depression, with consistent results across different ages and genders.
Read moreDetailsA recent study sheds light on how a commonly disliked emotion might actually boost your chances of success in challenging situations.
Read moreDetailsRising economic inequality is linked to increased moralization, where people view and judge the world more through a moral lens, potentially as a response to perceived social disorder, according to a study analyzing Twitter data and global survey results.
Read moreDetailsA recent study found that regular, moderate exercise improved brain function and cognitive flexibility in rats with autism-like symptoms, suggesting that exercise may benefit individuals with autism by enhancing brain health at a molecular level.
Read moreDetailsA recent study found that prenatal exposure to cannabis components THC and CBD in rodents led to reduced birth size, behavioral changes, and disrupted brain activity, indicating potential long-term neurodevelopmental risks for offspring.
Read moreDetailsAddressing 14 preventable risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol, could reduce global dementia cases by 45%, according to a new Lancet Commission report, emphasizing prevention and improved quality of life for those affected.
Read moreDetailsAutistic children born in underserved neighborhoods are more likely to exhibit heightened ADHD symptoms during mid-childhood and adolescence, with the social and economic conditions of the neighborhood being a significant predictor.
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