Social & Behavioral Science

Credit: National Jewish Health DENVER, CO -- A new study shows that a novel, nonsurgical approach to treating vocal cord...

Reminding people of their close, caring relationships can reduce their tendency to anthropomorphize objects as a way of feeling socially...

Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI, Flickr Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have greater numbers of harmful mutations in their...

Washington, DC -- Men can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners, according to a new...

Credit: CDC/Debora Cartagena WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 27, 2016) -- Medicaid policies that require patients to go for tobacco-cessation counseling before...

In the past decade, ophthalmologists have been prescribing nutritional supplements to be taken daily to prevent or slow vision loss...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2016 - The Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) announced today that it has been approved for...

Credit: QUT Media: Anthony Weate Researchers at QUT have warned about the rising popularity of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture after a...

Credit: Veronica Corrales-Carvajal and Francisco Romero Fruit flies deprived of specific essential nutrients alter their food choices - and even...

Credit: James McEntee JUPITER, FL - October 26, 2016 - In a remarkable "two for one" discovery, scientists from the...

Credit: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Imagine you're a CEO trying to get your employees to exercise. Most...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In all parts of the United States, the number of neighborhoods that sustain a mix of black,...

Credit: Abbott ABBOTT PARK, Ill., October 26, 2016 -- Good nutrition helps build the foundation for a child's ability to...

Credit: Sonia Fernandez In this election year of unprecedented acrimony, one of the most polarizing issues of all is rooted...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - One of the biggest surprises about rising income inequality in the United States may be that economic...

Credit: NIH/NIAID Researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have reconstructed the origins...

The connections between resting heart rate, blood pressure and psychiatric disorders were studied using register data from more than one...

Over time, students' personal values become more similar to those of their school principal, according to new research published in...

Credit: Washington University School of Medicine Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified...

The House of Representatives Science, Space & Technology Committee has been operating in lockstep with the combative political climate this...