Preteens and teens who attend middle schools with nutrition policies and healthy-eating programs experience less of an increase in body mass index (BMI) compared to students who attend schools without…
How a teen handles chronic stress — whether they bottle up their emotions or put a positive spin on things — can affect processes in the body like blood pressure and how…
A new study shows that how people experience emotion through their bodies is radically altered in people with schizophrenia. For the study, researchers at Vanderbilt University compared individuals with schizophrenia…
A new study by Singaporean researchers shows that when people are asked to make financial decisions for strangers, older adults tend to make the same financial choices they would make…
A new study shows that the hormone dopamine is released two times during a meal: when the food is first ingested and when the food reaches the stomach. “With the…
Regular visits to the theater, art galleries or museums can dramatically reduce the odds of developing depression in middle and old age, according to a new U.K. study by researchers…
A new study from Russia shows that the beginnings of gender norms can be traced to kindergarten. In the study, sociologists at the National Research University Higher School of Economics…
New research identifies specific lifestyle and personal risk factors for a disruptive and sometimes violent sleep condition called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder. Canadian investigators found that taking…
Heavy drinkers who are trying to quit smoking cigarettes may find that cutting back on alcohol can also help them quit their daily smoking habit, according to a new study…
A new study finds that football players’ oculomotor response (eyeball and eyelid movement) — a function typically examined by doctors to detect symptomless brain injury — can be impaired by…