A new study on laboratory rats has found that the brain’s ability to learn from rewards is enhanced by the hormone estrogen.

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Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000.

Studying brain patterns in soccer fans, researchers found that certain circuit regions of the brain were activated while viewing soccer matches involving their favorite team, triggering positive and ...

New research reexamines 'When Prophecy Fails,' the classic study of an American UFO cult, raising new questions about the ...

Psychopathy and sociopathy are two terms often used interchangeably, yet they describe different patterns of behavior rooted ...

For example, participants writing self-affirmations before receiving health information were more likely to adopt positive ...

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The global dialectical behavior therapy market size is calculated at USD 1.31 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach around USD 3.29 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 9.67% for the forecasted ...

Football fans ' brain activity goes to "extremes" while watching a match, reveals new research. The findings may explain why ...

Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study ...

New brain-imaging research shows that soccer fans experience rapid shifts in reward and self-control circuits when their team ...