Over the past decade, self-reported cognitive disability has climbed significantly among American adults. A new analysis finds this trend is most pronounced in younger adults, whose reported ...

An individual's genetic tendency for elevated levels of a key protein in the blood signal a heightened risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to new research.

A new study reveals a connection between the personality trait of shyness and a brain region not typically associated with ...

The brain’s waste disposal system has hidden pathways. A new study reveals a previously unknown route, changing our map of ...

A study found people trust politically balanced or unaffiliated newsrooms more than those with a clear partisan majority. People strongly distrusted outlets dominated by an opposing party but showed ...

A new study finds that single adults in both the United States and Japan report lower well-being than their married peers. The research suggests that the influence of family support and strain on this ...

New research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior provides evidence that the boundaries between romantic and non-romantic relationships are more fluid than commonly assumed, especially in the ...

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology provides evidence that different types of adversity in childhood may shape a young person’s mental and behavioral development in ...

A new comprehensive analysis of over 50 years of research finds that while a service provider’s physical attractiveness does have a moderately positive effect on customer evaluations, this “beauty ...

A new study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion provides detailed evidence that some evangelical church leaders use sermons to justify economic inequality, even when ...

A new study analyzing over a decade of data from the British population has found that masturbation became more common for both women and men between the early 2000s and the early 2010s. The research ...

A new study finds that a person’s recent experience with depression is linked to appraising stressful situations as more severe, while a history of early life adversity is associated with viewing them ...