By analyzing Facebook posts, researchers found differences between words associated with depression and those associated with loneliness.
How a Sedentary, Sugary Period Affects the Body
A new study offers the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood vessels.
A new study offers the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood vessels.
1 in 10 Older Adults in the US Has Dementia
Nearly one in 10 Americans over 65 has dementia, according to the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment in more than 20 years.
Nearly one in 10 Americans over 65 has dementia, according to the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment in more than 20 years.
Faking a Smile Can Make You Feel Better
Posing a smile can brighten your mood, according to new research.
Posing a smile can brighten your mood, according to new research.
Giant Tortoise Genome Sequence Could Help Its Long-Term Survival
Researchers have succeeded in deciphering the genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise, one of only two remaining giant tortoise species worldwide.
Researchers have succeeded in deciphering the genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise, one of only two remaining giant tortoise species worldwide.
Fatty Acids on Your Skin Could Make You a Mosquito Magnet
New research digs into why some people seem to be mosquito magnets.
New research digs into why some people seem to be mosquito magnets.
Teachers Have 5 Areas of Concern for Kids’ Online Safety
New research reveals a need for consistent education about digital safety for elementary school students, school staff, and parents.
New research reveals a need for consistent education about digital safety for elementary school students, school staff, and parents.
2 Tricks Will Help You Learn and Remember New Stuff
Combining two strategies—spacing and retrieval practice—is key to success in learning, says Shana Carpenter.
Combining two strategies—spacing and retrieval practice—is key to success in learning, says Shana Carpenter.
How To Add Nuance to Preschoolers’ Idea of ‘Fair’
For preschoolers, a 20-minute conversation with someone who disagrees with them or who asks them to justify their ideas can foster more nuanced moral calculations about what it means to be “fair.”
For preschoolers, a 20-minute conversation with someone who disagrees with them or who asks them to justify their ideas can foster more nuanced moral calculations about what it means to be “fair.”
Recalling Things and Seeing New Stuff Aren’t the Same for Your Brain
The brain works in fundamentally different ways when remembering what we have seen compared to seeing something for the first time, researchers report.
The brain works in fundamentally different ways when remembering what we have seen compared to seeing something for the first time, researchers report.
These Sports Are Better for Young Athletes’ Bones
Young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in a unidirectional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk for bone injuries as adults, according to a new study.
Young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in a unidirectional sport like running, can build stronger bones that may be at less risk for bone injuries as adults, according to a new study.
People Harmed by COVID More Likely to Push for Equality
Americans harmed by COVID-19 are more likely to support and advocate for equality a year later, research finds.
Americans harmed by COVID-19 are more likely to support and advocate for equality a year later, research finds.
9 Tips for Getting Through the Flu at Home
Approximately 30 million Americans will get the flu this year, but fortunately, most of those cases won’t require medical attention.
Approximately 30 million Americans will get the flu this year, but fortunately, most of those cases won’t require medical attention.
Experts: Supernatural Frights Offer Meaning Amid Chaos
Interest in the paranormal—on Halloween or otherwise—is a “natural human impulse,” say experts.
Interest in the paranormal—on Halloween or otherwise—is a “natural human impulse,” say experts.
Why Critical Race Theory Gets People So Mad
“Critical race theory has become a locus for all sorts of political anxieties and cultural conflicts in American society,” says law professor Ralph Richard Banks.
“Critical race theory has become a locus for all sorts of political anxieties and cultural conflicts in American society,” says law professor Ralph Richard Banks.
Key Neurons Make You Feel Sluggish When You’re Sick
A new study pinpoints the cluster of neurons that control responses called sickness behaviors.
A new study pinpoints the cluster of neurons that control responses called sickness behaviors.