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Entertainment media provides a wealth of emotionally evocative content, but relatively little attention has been paid to the subject of media creating positive emotions, and specifically, hope.

Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with going away to college. But for some, the intense transition can also trigger intense homesickness.

Infants show strong universals as they acquire their native language, but a recent study with infants acquiring Korean also reveals that there are striking language differences.

In the era of globalization, bilingualism is becoming more and more frequent, and it is considered a plus. However, can this skill turn into a disadvantage, when someone acquires aphasia?

A recent article in The Quarterly Review of Biology provides a compelling physiological explanation for the beauty stereotype: why human beings are wired to favor the beautiful ones.

A scientific survey of gun dealers and pawnbrokers in 43 U.S. states has found nearly unanimous support for denying gun purchases based on prior convictions and for serious mental illness with a history of violence or alcohol or drug abuse...

Research published in the Journal of the Null Hypothesis suggests those who want to practice meditation and mindfulness training shouldn't jump in head first. Researchers Dan Hartnett and Alan Carr of University College Dublin found simply listening to a relatively...

A fear memory was reduced in people by exposing them to the memory over and over again while they slept. It's the first time that emotional memory has been manipulated in humans during sleep, report Northwestern Medicine scientists.

Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by morphine, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

The science behind the tingling sensation caused by eating a popular Asian spice has been explained by researchers at UCL.

Sunday newspapers promote the weekend as a male domain centred around their activities and interests, according to new research by an academic from the University of East Anglia (UEA), ‘The weekend as a male entity: How Sunday newspaper sports reporting...

Liberals hope to change the world for the better, while conservatives are trying to prevent the world from falling apart. It is a gross caricature, but research published in the September issue of the Personality and Social Psychology bulletin suggests...

Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in a row is common among high school seniors, with some students engaging in extreme binge drinking of as many as 15 or more drinks, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a...

The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose weight, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

If aboriginal women had the same income and education levels as non-aboriginal women, their risk of being abused by a partner could drop by 40 per cent, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.