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Veterans who worked in high-blast occupations, such as artillery or weapons training, show higher rates of anger and aggression. Using artificial intelligence to scan medical records, researchers found this occupational exposure carries a distinct behavioral risk.

Voters often warp their memories of an election to align with the actual results. A new psychological study reveals how partisan biases shape our memories, leading people to subconsciously rewrite their past predictions to protect their political identities.

A new study reveals how attachment styles, personality traits, and aggressive behaviors influence romantic satisfaction. The findings show that women prioritize emotional bonds and partner traits, while men's relationship happiness is closely tied to experiences of sexual coercion.

A new study reveals that recalling a lost loved one physically spikes blood pressure. For those struggling with prolonged grief, the cardiovascular system fails to recover normally, suggesting an enduring link between emotional trauma and physical heart health.

Researchers tracked over 300 young adults for a month to see how depression symptoms interact. They discovered that specific feelings, like anhedonia and sadness, act as central hubs that are strongly linked to a wider array of mental and physical symptoms.

A new study suggests the brain nonconsciously filters out emotionally negative spoken words when people are distracted. The findings indicate that the mind protects conscious awareness by ignoring disruptive emotional sounds.

A new psychology study reveals that when a highly accurate AI system confidently accuses someone of lying, human supervisors tend to override the decision—a "truth bias" that actively destroys the AI's detection accuracy.

New research reveals that while infants' brains process musical structure as early as three months old, their bodies take much longer to catch up. Structured physical movement to music doesn't emerge until closer to their first birthday.

Fathers today spend four times as much time with their kids as they did 50 years ago. However, a parenting researcher notes this is largely because extended community and family support networks have deteriorated.

New research shows that specific sleep patterns, like interrupted rest and falling asleep quickly, can predict lucid dreaming in people with PTSD. This could eventually help therapists use conscious dreaming to treat trauma-related nightmares.

A massive new meta-analysis reveals that individual cognitive abilities, like reading and math, rely on inherited DNA just as much as overall intelligence, suggesting people possess heavily customized genetic cognitive profiles independent of general smarts.

Can you successfully argue a viewpoint you deeply disagree with? Researchers have developed a behavioral test inspired by artificial intelligence research to measure political and social empathy, revealing high levels of mutual understanding across polarizing debates.

A new study reveals that staying awake for twenty-four hours leaves a specific chemical signature in saliva. Using machine learning, scientists identified ten biomarkers that accurately detect extreme fatigue, paving the way for roadside sleepiness tests.

Children experiencing high levels of inattention and hyperactivity report persistently lower social, emotional, and physical well-being throughout their developmental years. A 13-year observational study highlights the need to treat the holistic educational and psychological needs of affected youth.

A new study suggests professional football players with documented concussions have higher odds of being arrested. The findings highlight the need for comprehensive, long-term support for athletes dealing with the behavioral aftereffects of repetitive head trauma.

A psychological study of men convicted of intimate partner violence found that a lack of social support increases the risk of reoffending, while childhood abuse fuels physical aggression by severely impairing a person's impulse control.

Long before psychologists named maladaptive daydreaming, classic literature documented characters lost in compulsive fantasies. A new study shows that disruptive daydreaming is a deeply rooted human experience rather than a new internet-era trend.

Same-sex attraction in Iran appears to cluster within families and is linked to lower numbers of biological children in some groups, according to new research.

Scientists have discovered two biologically distinct subtypes of autism using brain imaging. By studying both mice and humans, researchers linked reduced brain connectivity to synaptic function and increased connectivity to immune system activity.

The brain relies on a delicate balance of excitatory and inhibitory signals. A new study on mice reveals that excessive inhibitory connections in the prefrontal cortex directly drive the memory loss and cognitive decline associated with aging.