Environmental sensitivity may be a misleading name for a personality trait that appears to have less to do with how people respond to their physical environments and more to do with how they are affected by social experiences and perceived threats.
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What’s Behind the Drop in US Overdose Deaths?
Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the US since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline.
Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the US since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline.
Can Presidents Affect Gas Prices?
Economists have long dismissed the public perception that presidents influence gas prices as economic illiteracy, but new research calls that assumption into question.
Economists have long dismissed the public perception that presidents influence gas prices as economic illiteracy, but new research calls that assumption into question.
Americans Are Adding More Calories to Their Coffee
While Americans have been drinking roughly the same amount of coffee over recent years, the calories in those cups have increased thanks primarily to the addition of non-dairy creamer, according to a new study.
While Americans have been drinking roughly the same amount of coffee over recent years, the calories in those cups have increased thanks primarily to the addition of non-dairy creamer, according to a new study.
All Screen Time May Not Be Bad for Children
New research suggests educational content and parental involvement can make children's screen time beneficial, while excessive viewing carries developmental risks.
New research suggests educational content and parental involvement can make children’s screen time beneficial, while excessive viewing carries developmental risks.
Hunger May Play a Role in Alcohol Addiction
Researchers have discovered a molecular link between hunger and the formation of “reward” memories that play a role in alcohol addiction.
Researchers have discovered a molecular link between hunger and the formation of “reward” memories that play a role in alcohol addiction.
Brain Changes After a Stroke May Help Support Cancer Growth
A new study reveals how changes in the brain after injury can create conditions that support tumor growth.
A new study reveals how changes in the brain after injury can create conditions that support tumor growth.
Having Someone to Talk to Linked to Better Mental Health for LGBQ+ Teens
Gay or bisexual teens who have someone to turn to with a serious problem have significantly better mental health outcomes than those who don’t, according to a new study.
Gay or bisexual teens who have someone to turn to with a serious problem have significantly better mental health outcomes than those who don’t, according to a new study.
Simple Tweak Could Cut AI Chatbots’ Reinforcement of False Beliefs
New research could help make AI safer.
New research could help make AI safer.
Music Can Make Your Food Taste Better
A new study shows for the first time how sound and taste interact in the brain at a biological level.
A new study shows for the first time how sound and taste interact in the brain at a biological level.
Song Lyrics Have Become Less Emotional
New research finds that popular music has gradually become less explicit about emotion and relationships—both across generations of artists and within artists’ careers.
New research finds that popular music has gradually become less explicit about emotion and relationships—both across generations of artists and within artists’ careers.
Deleting AI Chats May Not Erase Every Trace
Deleting a conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant may not erase everything the assistant remembers.
Deleting a conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant may not erase everything the assistant remembers.
Brains Get Ready for Processing Faces Well Before Birth
New research has found that the functional brain network involved in processing faces in adults can be observed as early as the third trimester of pregnancy.
New research has found that the functional brain network involved in processing faces in adults can be observed as early as the third trimester of pregnancy.
Social Anxiety Boosts Brain Sensitivity to Other People Looking at You
Social anxiety heightens the brain’s sensitivity to others’ gaze, researchers report.
Social anxiety heightens the brain’s sensitivity to others’ gaze, researchers report.
Strong Reading Skills May Help Teens Spot Misinformation Online
Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study.
Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study.
Hidden Part of the Brain Controls How You Prep for Uncertainties
Researchers have not only found a way to peer into an enigmatic structure in the brain but have also discovered its surprising role in how humans learn and adapt to uncertainties.
Researchers have not only found a way to peer into an enigmatic structure in the brain but have also discovered its surprising role in how humans learn and adapt to uncertainties.