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Mental Health
Why You Should Believe Liars When They Say They’re Lying
It’s because a new study shows that people — including liars — are more honest than you think.
Understanding Schizophrenia: Fake Signer at Mandela Memorial Claims Mental Illness
Could schizophrenia explain Thamsanqa Jantjie’s bizarre behavior?
Do, Re, Mi, Fa-get the Piano Lessons: Music May Not Make You Smarter
Music can soothe the soul and speed along creativity, but it won’t, according to researchers from Harvard, boost intelligence.
FDA to Farmers: No More Antibiotics to Fatten Up Livestock
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking the first steps toward phasing out non-treatment-based uses of antibiotics in agriculture.
Do You Buy Your Spouse the Same Thing Every Year? What Your Gift-Giving Habits Say About You
If you can’t find a gift for your significant other, does it mean your relationship is on the rocks?
Need Some Resilience? A Few Zaps of Electricity Might Help
Fighting spirit, grit, heart: researchers say that they may all be within our reach with just a zap of electricity to a specific spot in the brain.
Microsoft’s Modern Day Mood Ring is Actually a Bra
The wearable technology measures women’s stress via smartphone app
How Facebook Contributes To Eating Disorders
It’s all in the photos
Why Men’s and Women’s Brains Work Differently: It’s All About the Wiring
The latest imaging data reveals gender-based differences in the way brain networks are connected.
Europeans Warn Plan B Is Not Effective in Heavier Women: 5 Things You Need to Know
Plan B’s European version, Norlevo, is getting an alert that warns the emergency contraceptive may not be as effective in heavier women.
Want More Tolerant Kids? Keep Them Away from the TV
Too much time in front of the television can blunt young children’s ability to accept and understand others, says the latest research.
Bringing Back the Unconscious: The Latest Science on Awakenings
Hundreds of thousands of patients in the U.S. languish in unconsciousness, cut off from the world by severe brain injuries. But the latest research hints that some of them may still retain reserves of conscious awareness and that …