A new study found that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic can have some surprising benefits for mental health, depression and ...

Gut bacteria create smells that influence behavior, shaping aggression and social hierarchy through the brain.

Behavior issues do not increase as children spend more time in a child care center, according to a new study. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

“We found that almost a third of Americans say that they've changed their spending or savings habits because of the recent ...

Sharing emotional distress with AI chatbots can shape its responses and potentially bias its decision-making and behavior.

A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with ...

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape ...

In the air people breathe, the water on Earth, the stars in the sky and more, atoms are the building blocks that make up the ...

Superheroes are saving the real world, too. A study published in The Journal of Psychology in August found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior — actions that benefits other people or ...