Random checks of pilots' psychological fitness could help reduce risks, Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said in his first newspaper interview since the crash of a Germanwings plane in March...
Science helps us understand why we keep animal companions and how they became so prominent in our daily lives
Treating the anxiety inherent in a “watchful waiting” approach might help patients make better medical choices
So many people are singing the praises of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks that I hesitate to chime in. In February, Sacks revealed in The New York Times that he has terminal cancer, and reviewers are now raving about his new autobiography, On the Move, and entire oeuvre...
The FDA maintains dyes are safe, but some studies have linked them to hyperactivity in children
Guidelines that emphasize the need for behavioral therapies often go unheeded, although study results broken out by demographics were surprising
Alice B. Toklas truly stirred the pot when she included a recipe for hashish fudge in her memoir-cum-cookbook. She published The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook in 1954, following the death of her lifelong partner, Gertrude Stein...
Inside and outside the kitchen, chefs have been known to get into the weeds–but the majority of culinary cannabis creations have been mainly limited to a few cakes, cookies, and of course, the archetypal pot brownie...
Letters to the editor from the January/February 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
Recent questions about the validity of diagnostic criteria for mental illness have raised deeper questions about the current state of psychiatry
A White House statement says that overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that conversion therapy is neither medically nor ethically appropriate and can cause substantial harm...
A pilot study with the shamanic brew hints at its therapeutic potential
Orange Is the New Black, the popular Netflix show based on the memoir by Piper Kerman, brought female prisons into America's living room, highlighting several issues that are plaguing the correctional system...
Humor boosts the effectiveness of meetings, a study finds
Are cholesterol-lowering drugs causing dementialike symptoms in some patients?
To improve recall of words and faces, try associating them with locations
Someone with a prior history of depression but who has been effectively treated and is no longer symptomatic should not be prohibited from working
New insights into the psychological phenomenon called learned helplessness help in making strategies
The decades-long study of self-control has yielded insights into how we can overcome hardships
Studies show that children from low-income families have smaller brains and lower cognitive abilities
