Psychology
Key Takeaways A 1968 field experiment found that 84% of drivers honked when blocked by a lower-status car, compared with 50% when blocked by a luxury vehicle. Later research …
Surviving an assassination attempt is an extraordinary exposure to violence. After such an event, a person could experience fear, anger, intrusive memories, sleep problems, heightened alertness, or other stress …
Key Takeaways: 5 blood markers linked to suicidal ideation identified, showing 85-90% accuracy in high-risk individuals. Unique markers for men and women, but mitochondrial dysfunction (impaired energy production) is …
Key Takeaways: Researchers developed a simple, time-efficient test to measure creativity using word associations. The “divergent association task” calculates semantic distance between words to predict creative thinking. Findings could …
Key Takeaways: Schizophrenia involves disruptions in dopamine, glutamate, and GABA signaling in the brain. Both genetic factors and early-life stress increase the risk of developing the disorder. Positive symptoms …
Key Takeaways: 9-Year Cognitive Gap: Women born in high-sexism states (e.g., Mississippi) experience memory decline equivalent to 9 additional years of aging compared to those in low-sexism states (e.g., …
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a digestive system illness where people with the condition suffer from bouts of unexpected diarrhea, stomach pain, constipation, bloating, and abnormal bowel habits. These …
Key Findings: Recent studies show that psilocybin may be effective in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and addiction, often outperforming other treatments. Psilocybin’s mind-altering effects conflict with Quranic …
Conditions related to mental health such as anxiety and depression can negatively alter normal physiological reactions, even resulting in fever. Scientists have discovered a neural pathway that prompts a …
Key takeaways: Humans share 16 core facial expressions across cultures. These expressions appear in similar social and emotional contexts. More research is needed to confirm how genuine these expressions …
