Even light alcohol drinking raises dementia risk, according to largest genetic study to date

According to a new study, the prejudice levelled at atheists by religious people may be less to do with moral disagreement, and more with identity signalling: buff.ly/msDANIm via @psypost.bsky.social

The surprising link between your sleep schedule and your belly fat, according to a brain expert

Study shows people feel happier when doing everyday activities with others

Gamers show no major psychological disadvantages compared to non-gamers

Neuroscience study shows how praise, criticism, and facial attractiveness interact to influence likability

Short sleepers tend to have decreased microbial diversity in their mouths

Night owls more prone to problematic smartphone use, with loneliness and anxiety as key factors

Personality traits predict students’ use of generative AI in higher education, study finds

Marriage provides little additional life satisfaction boost beyond that of partnership and cohabitation

Study finds caffeine increases task persistence under pressure

Individuals perceiving their social status as higher tend to be worse at perceiving emotions of others

PTSD symptoms linked to the tendency to absorb others’ stress reactions

Common cinnamon metabolite shows potential for Alzheimer’s treatment by reducing amyloid in blood

Lower creatine intake associated with greater depression and anxiety

Caffeine fails to alter brain network dynamics tied to attention in early adolescents

A 40-year study finds higher science funding under Republicans

Gender-diverse youth report slightly elevated emotional sensitivity and interpersonal distress

Scientists detect sleep-like brain pulsations in awake individuals with narcolepsy

Multinutrient supplements may ease biological stress in children with ADHD

Children with autism face more frequent and persistent digestive problems

Genetic analysis upends narrative linking social media use to lower wellbeing

Psychology researchers uncover how personality influences rejection of negative feedback

Social contagion is powerful — here’s how researchers suggest we can build resistance

Reframing biblical interpretation helps religious students accept evolution

Testosterone levels linked to PTSD symptoms in both men and women, study finds

New AI tool detects hidden consciousness in brain-injured patients by analyzing microscopic facial movements

Higher African ancestry may be linked to slower rise in Alzheimer’s biomarker

The politics of IQ: Are liberals smarter than conservatives?

Dopamine study dissolves psychiatry’s diagnostic boundaries

New research reveals early brain cell changes in young athletes exposed to head impacts

Pain intensity and unpleasantness are decreased after a virtual walk through green space

New research finds groups of people working independently without online assistance tended to produce more diverse and novel ideas than groups with internet access, suggesting using Google can actually hinder creativity at the group level: buff.ly/ROY9vjR Via @psypost.bsky.social

Who actually commits political violence in the United States? Here’s what the data says

Emotional bias may run in families, shaped by how parents and kids talk

Scientists identify skull-to-brain immune pathway linking chronic stress to depression

Trauma can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder, not just PTSD, new study shows

Higher caffeine intake linked to better cognitive function in older U.S. adults, study finds

Testosterone linked to cognitive decline but behavioral improvements in dementia patients

Loneliness is more closely tied to paranoid thought than to isolation, study finds

Interracial couples tend to feel more jealousy, but a strong sense of unity can buffer its impact

Women tend to feel more fearful in nature, especially when social threats are present

Artificial intelligence reveals hidden facial cues of mild depression

Veterans who develop excessive daytime sleepiness face increased risk of death

Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog boosts brain plasticity in an unexpected way

New research finds the cumulative weight of social hardship across a lifespan shapes the aging brain

U.S. sees 5.7 million more childless women than expected, fueling a “demographic cliff”

AI hate speech detectors show major inconsistencies, new study reveals

New study sheds light on how sexual self-disclosure relates to relationship quality

Brain scan study connects parahippocampal cortex thinning with depression and neuroticism