
Why Women May Be More Susceptible to Mood Disorders
New research in mice suggests that a pregnancy hormone contributes to brain and behavioral changes caused by childhood adversity

Why Women May Be More Susceptible to Mood Disorders
New research in mice suggests that a pregnancy hormone contributes to brain and behavioral changes caused by childhood adversity

On Faith and Futility: A Pediatric Oncologist Meditates on the Death of a Child
I stood at the bedside with the patient’s parents, siblings and grandparents as we watched the monitor count down her final breaths


The True Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic
It will kill many directly, but the effort to fight it will incur a huge toll on other aspects of our health and well-being

5 Surprising Facts About Rejection Sensitivity
Rejection stings for everyone, but for highly rejection-sensitive people, it can be a real showstopper

Field Notes from a Demographer in Training
Going out to interview people in rural Kentucky brought the dry population statistics I work with vividly to life

What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us about Our Unconscious Biases
It reveals that they involve the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate and the anterior temporal cortex

Leading with the Unknowns in COVID-19 Models
In times of great uncertainty, we should look beyond the data

Expression of Doubt
Psychologists can’t agree whether facial expressions reliably convey moods. But companies building emotion-recognition software aren’t waiting to find out

Whatever Helps You Feel Less Afraid, Tired and Lonely, Do That
Research on positive psychology may help prevent burnout

The Problem with Telling Children They’re Better Than Others
There is a superior way to motivate kids and make them feel proud about their accomplishments

Want to Ease the Isolation of Social Distancing? Ask a Teenager
Teens’ tech skills can help keep us stay close when we’re physically apart

Can India Contain the Pandemic?
Public health interventions can work in this poor and populous country—but only if the people are involved in designing and implementing them