Stories by Allison Parshall

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

The Internet loves fitness-motivation content. Olympian and researcher Valerie Gruest explains why it can be so harmful

Los Angeles public schools are limiting computer use in classrooms over health concerns. But experts say that approach is missing the problem

The states with the greatest increases in 988 crisis hotline use since 2022 experienced the greatest decrease in suicide mortality, but the hotline alone may not explain the drop

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can have the same genetic cause, a discovery that won two neurogeneticists a portion of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” in ways similar to human speech

Artemis II’s views from space trigger a special type of awe. Psychologists suggest holding onto it

A new study of AI sycophancy shows how asking agreeable chatbots for advice can change your behavior

Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that they say has vaccine skeptic members and a “striking absence of scientific expertise”

The autism spectrum is big, vibrant and complicated, a new graphic of 39 traits shows

People frequently use medical cannabis to treat anxiety, depression and PTSD, but two new reviews show there is little evidence that it works

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

New gene therapy results bring hope for treating Dravet syndrome, a rare and often fatal seizure condition

A large survey of U.S. singles reveals the different ways people experience passionate romantic love

How a Russian dialect coach helped Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie master challenging Russian sounds and build a believable accent

How do figure skaters like Ilia Malinin keep landing harder and harder jumps?

Why psychiatry’s diagnostic system may undergo major changes, and what the scientific debates over how mental illnesses should be defined are

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all

The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM

A dive into how scientists are trying to understand what consciousness is and where it comes from

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form of deep sleep

Will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?

The many, many ways researchers hope to solve the toughest mystery in science

Positive thinking may boost immune response from vaccines, new brain training study shows