Psychiatry

Research finds that who we socialize with can influence our eating behavior. Christie Nicholson reports

Research suggests that physicians and hospitals can do more to determine patient preferences and ensure quality of life in its waning days

Researchers have found that time spent deliberating on a decision actually exacerbates the difficulty in making that decision. Christie Nicholson reports

New research finds that we tend to care more about the success of future generations when we are faced with our own mortality. Christie Nicholson reports

During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's

It may be a good thing to be confused during the learning process. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent research finds that a solid grade school knowledge of fractions and long-form division accurately predicts later success in high school math. Christie Nicholson reports

New research suggests that testosterone may make us more aggressive without us consciously feeling any aggression. Christie Nicholson reports

A unique form of carbon dating, made possible by the Cold War, suggests that new neurons rarely survive in the human olfactory bulb after birth

A new study confirms that people, like many animals, easily recognize a unique—but not unpleasant—eau de elderly

Sudden, unannounced memories might help people make connections between disparate ideas more quickly—but they might also be the building blocks of hallucinations

A recent study finds that we tend to view meat consumption as being more masculine than vegetarianism. Christie Nicholson reports