Psychiatry

A Harvard psychologist is developing evidence-based treatments for the devout

A new study finds that the humor gap between the sexes is more stereotype than reality. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent research finds that body language significantly improves how well we are understood by our audience. Christie Nicholson reports

A new study suggests that women on the pill are happy with their man's practical credentials, but are not necessarily swooning between the sheets. Christopher Intagliata reports

Research shows that young children tend to think that naturally occurring objects like pinecones or rocks cannot be owned. Christie Nicholson reports

Activity in the brain's "hate circuit" is out of sync across the circuit's three regions, leading to self-loathing and other failures to deal appropriately with feelings of hate, research suggests

A study in the journal Public Library of Science ONE finds that many judge race based on types of clothing. Christie Nicholson reports

Singing therapy is often used to restore fluency to sufferers of speech disorders due to stroke. Recent research found, however, it may not be the singing itself that helps. Christie Nicholson reports

Scientists have been searching for an accurate way to measure pain beyond a patient's self-report, but to no avail. A recent study might have found one possible solution. Christie Nicholson reports

A growing body of research suggests nature walks may be more restorative than traditional stimulants like caffeine. David Biello reports

Our understanding of how people experience trauma--and how best to help them recover from it--has changed greatly in the past decade

Research has found that ritual and context influences us to eat too much with no regard for quality. Christie Nicholson reports