Social Science

Key Takeaways:   National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awards $2.8 million to the University of Houston to lead the first clinical trial...

Classic Japanese kaiju movies provide an allegorical framework to better understand the American president He tramples things without intending to....

Acute pancreatitis is rising in South Australia at a faster pace than expected, according to a new 16-year population study...

Acute psychosocial stress may act as a hidden accelerator of opioid reinforcement, according to a new randomized laboratory study in...

A new study in the British Journal of Social Psychology explains why conspiracy beliefs sometimes remain “mental convictions” and sometimes...

A new UC Irvine–led poll released four months before Election Day suggests Orange County remains a rare political battleground, with...

In a new study that sharpens the neural timeline of early psychosis, researchers report that a core measure of brain...

Female sweat bees face a high-stakes decision as they mature: stay in the nest and help their mother raise more...

Archaic humans may have faced the same early-life challenge as modern parents: raising infants who were physically helpless at birth,...

Rising heatwaves—growing in frequency, duration, and intensity—are increasingly recognized as a threat to human health, especially for older adults whose...