Source: Science Daily - Top News Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Researchers have trained a machine-learning model to distinguish between positive and negative...
Source: United Press International - Health News Recent polling indicates that the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3%—nearly double the amount who identified as bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender,...
Source: Science Daily - Top Health Many people seeking mental health attend a single session but don't return for a second visit, previous research has shown. In a new review, investigators confirmed that single-session interventions...
Source: BBC News - Americas Hunter Schafer, the transgender star of HBO hit drama Euphoria, has said her new U.S. passport lists her as male, despite her selecting female when she filled out the paperwork. "I was shocked,"...
Source: Science Daily - Top Society A new study outlines for the first time how advances in artificial intelligence can accelerate breakthroughs in infectious disease research and outbreak response. The report—published in Nature...
Source: CBS News - Health More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this month as part of the U.S. government-wide cuts ordered by Elon Musk's Department of...
Human evolution has revolved around food, from identifying and foraging for it to growing and preparing it. Researchers have identified a region in the brain's visual cortex that responds to food and have developed a theoretical...
Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals...
Research has found that people who strive for dominance, whether in personal or professional life, are more confident in their decision-making but are no more accurate in their choices than those of a lower social status.
Source: BBC News - Africa The execution-style killing in South Africa of the first openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, has left LGBTQ+ South Africans fearful for their safety but also determined to forge ahead with the campaign to end...
Source: BBC News - UK News Anti-Muslim hate in the UK surged to record levels last year, a charity tracking Islamophobia has found. Almost 6,000 cases were confirmed by it as anti-Muslim incidents—more than double the number two...
Source: Science Daily - Top Health Meeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12—needed to make DNA, red blood cells, and nerve tissue—may not actually be enough for good brain health, especially if you are older. A new...
Source: CBS News - U.S. News Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison Tuesday after former President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, a decision that elated...
Source: CBS News - U.S. News Signaling a major shift, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that...
Source: Science Daily - Top Health Electronic textiles, such as heating pads and electric blankets, can keep the wearer warm and ease aches and pains. However, prolonged use of these devices could potentially cause heat-related...
Source: BBC News - Americas The Trump administration has erased references to transgender people from New York's Stonewall National Monument website. On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB,...
Source: Association for Psychological Science Scientific research and education in the United States has long enjoyed bipartisan support. Recent administrative actions, however, have seriously disrupted and damaged the U.S. scientific...
Source: United Press International - Health News LGBTQ pride flags are banned at Veteran's Administration facilities, according to a Wednesday memo posted by VA Secretary Douglas Collins. The memo said, "This guidance rescinds the...
Source: CBS News - U.S. News An AI-generated video depicting celebrities—including Scarlett Johansson, Jerry Seinfeld, and Adam Sandler—protesting Ye's antisemitic comments has gone viral online, prompting criticism from...
Surveys of college students conducted in 2012 and in 2022 found many similarities in their expectations about romantic relationships; however, they are now taking diverse paths through those relationships.
Source: United Press International - Health News The U.S. Department of Education urged the NCAA and the NFHS on Tuesday to restore female athletes' records and awards that were "wrongfully erased" by biological males, who...
Source: APA Press Releases In our digital times, satire seems to be everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Why...
Answer seven questions and get an indication of how your relationship is right now. Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers are publishing a new study that introduces a scientifically validated scale, the 'Valentine's Scale'. The...
Source: United Press International - Health News Consistent with an executive order made by President Donald Trump 13 days earlier, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for all...
Source: Science Daily - Top Health Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots can be quite accurate when diagnosing diseases, but how do they perform when guiding treatment after the diagnosis? For example, how long before surgery should a...
Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a study suggests. Similar studies have shown that living in resource-deprived areas is...
A new study of breast cancer survivors has found this psychosocial challenge impacts almost every important domain of their lives -- the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, relational and professional. A larger number of domains was...
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE: A new study of more than 200 couples finds that being honest when expressing a desire for change leads to greater personal and relationship well-being for both partners.
Students attending schools that ban the use of phones throughout the school day aren't necessarily experiencing better mental health and wellbeing, as the first worldwide study of its kind has found that just banning smartphones is not...
A new community-based pickleball program called Project Rally is helping cancer survivors improve their physical and social well-being, according to a recent pilot study. The program has shown strong results in terms of participation,...
Researchers found that women between the ages of 25 and 65 -- the life stages of early and middle adulthood -- spoke on average 3,000 more words per day than their male counterparts.
To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who didn't know where they were, a seemingly simple experiment that demonstrated for the first time that apes will communicate unknown information in the name of teamwork. The study...
Our brain is remarkably flexible in producing different reactions to supposedly comparable situations. The same sensory information can lead to different decisions depending on the behavioral context. One example of this is a penalty...
Researchers discovered children ages 3 to 5 tested before and after COVID lockdowns had a significant gap in a key cognitive skill, particularly for children from homes with low financial resources and adults with less education. The...
New research challenges conventional wisdom that larger group size reduces cooperation by showing that fluid connections and innate prosocial instincts enable humans to thrive in larger social circles.
Empathy responses to others in pain peak in young adulthood according to a new study. Psychologists have discovered that young adults are especially sensitive to social pain, such as situations of embarrassment, grief and sadness, and...
Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company's core business operations and competencies can help companies create both social and business value, according to researchers.
A research team developed a new experimental game to explore whether people avoid witnessing selfish behavior to evade punishing others or simply to avoid confronting unfairness. The study found that avoidance is driven by both the...
Experts highlight the need for a clear framework when it comes to AI research, given the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by children and adolescents using digital devices to access the internet and social media.
A new study found that younger siblings generally receive more favorable treatment from parents. Meanwhile, older siblings are often granted more autonomy, and parents are less controlling towards them as they grow up.
Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies.
Researchers have found that smell and sound signals merge in the mouse brain's hearing center, influencing social behaviors like pup retrieval. The discovery may lead to a better understanding of how neurological conditions such as...