Is fatness a feminist issue?

Patience with life’s small annoyances is linked to lower anxiety, but it doesn’t buffer spiritual struggles

When women share a husband, physical fights between co-wives are common across cultures

Brain injury triggers unexpected hormone release in progenitor cells

Brain entropy during a psychedelic trip tracks later gains in insight and well-being

A chemical produced by gut bacteria may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease

People who worry more tend to have more negative dreams, study finds

How extreme boredom can push people toward aggressive behavior

Antidepressants in pregnancy not tied to extra autism or ADHD risk beyond maternal depression, study finds

Women on hormonal birth control view their romantic traits more positively

Where you direct your attention may shape your body’s inflammatory response

Psychologists map the emotional borders between social anxiety and narcissism

Most long-term singles stay satisfied with their lives over 11 years, study finds

Screen time not consistently tied to children’s emotional or behavioral problems in a large Scottish study

Family background may explain much of the mental health gap tied to sexual orientation, twin studies suggest

Belief in supernatural evil is linked to blaming the system for poverty

Does voting by mail make for better choices? A 2020 election study suggests it might

Pregnant women with a history of childhood neglect show stronger inflammatory reactions to stress

High cognitive ability in women predicts workplace victimization

Autism in boys and girls looks genetically similar, but early and late diagnoses don’t