Summary: Using antidepressants during pregnancy, specifically fluoxetine (found in Prozac and Sarafem), can significantly affect a child’s brain development, particularly in the prefrontal cortex, potentially increasing the risk of mental…
Category: Humans
Understanding Impatience: Why We Hate Waiting Around
Summary: A new study delves into the psychological dynamics of impatience, exploring why waiting feels so arduous. Through two comprehensive studies, researchers investigate how the need for closure exacerbates impatience,…
Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads
The leading contenders in the 2024 presidential election are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president. President Joe Biden is 81. Former President Donald Trump is…
Brazil’s health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic
Zuleida greets and speaks with municipal health workers and volunteers who are inspecting the Tabajaras favela for standing water where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can breed, in an effort to stop…
Inequities in HIV testing, diagnosis and care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Dispartities in HIV testing for people with intellectual disabilities is becoming a common challenge. Credit: T.G. James, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. People with…
Ancient megalithic plaza found in the Andes
Archaeologists from the University of Wyoming (UW) have uncovered a megalithic plaza in the Cajamarca Basin of northern Peru. According to the researchers, the plaza dates from around 4,750 years…
The Impact of Borderline Personality Disorder on Jealousy and Relationship Retention
Summary: Individuals with borderline personality (BPD) features are more prone to suspicious jealousy, which significantly influences their romantic relationships. This suspiciousness leads to a range of mate retention behaviors, from…
Mystery of Bronze Age shipwreck solved
A shipwreck is generally defined as a sunken or damaged ship, however, sometimes the term can also be applied to the sunken remains of a ship’s cargo. This is the…
Why We Learn Better From People We Like
Summary: Our brains favor learning from individuals we like over those we dislike, a phenomenon crucial for memory integration. Through experiments involving everyday objects, the study demonstrated that our ability…
Emotional Processing Influenced by Culture and Language
Summary: Recent research reveals that recognizing emotions through body language is not purely instinctual but culturally learned. Scientists in the US discovered that emotion category words like ‘disgust’ influence how…
