Social & Behavioral Science

Credit: WWF Wildlife rangers are on the front lines protecting our most iconic species -- tigers, elephants, gorillas and many...

Credit: School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Although many juvenile offenders report that they believe they...

YouTube videos featuring alcohol are heavily viewed and nearly always promote the "fun" side of drinking.That's the finding of a...

A new study published by the scientific journal Addiction has found no reliable evidence for using nalmefene, naltrexone, acamprosate, baclofen...

Photos of the same person can look substantially different. For example, your passport photo may look quite different from your...

After a long day of work and carefully watching what you eat, you might expect your self-control to slip a...

4-6 year old children learn how to solve a puzzle using a touchscreen tablet, they can then apply this learning...

BOSTON--September 20, 2017-- Though seniors with type 2 diabetes (T2D) tend to have normal or higher bone density than their...

How might the Brexit process affect the status of the English language within the European Union? Without Britain, will English...

Between 2000 and 2015 in the U.S., life expectancy increased overall but drug-poisoning deaths, mostly related to opioids, contributed to...

Many people believe that teenagers today grow up faster than they used to, while others argue that today's youth are...

NEW YORK...September 18, 2017 - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is not associated with a higher intelligence quotient (IQ), a myth popularized...

The presence of others reduces people's willingness to fact-check ambiguous information People fact-check less often when in the perceived presence...

Tattoos and body piercings are an increasingly popular form of self-expression, but it is important for young people to carefully...

Although the clinical efficacy of antidepressants in children and adolescents is proven, it is frequently accompanied by side effects. In...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Every couple has conflict, and new research finds that having good friends and family members to turn...

CHICAGO - Researchers conducting a study of newborns experiencing symptoms of drug withdrawal knew the infants' mothers would test positive...

CHICAGO - A new study found girls were significantly more likely than boys to return to play the same day...

CHICAGO - As golf carts become increasingly popular in communities beyond the fairway, new research shows, a significant number of...

CHICAGO - A new study found immigrants reported fewer potentially health-harming adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, violence, or divorce,...