Love & Relationships
Clear requests and respectful boundaries belong in everyday relationships
NIH guidance highlights honest conversation, listening and limits as parts of supportive connections.
By Love & Relationships Desk · September 26, 2026
Love & Relationships
How Eye-Tracking Revealed Hidden Social Skills in Severely Disabled Youth
A new study finds that personalized training can unlock social abilities in people often considered untestable.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Sleep matters: Duration, timing, quality and more may affect cardiovascular disease risk
Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functionin
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
The Part of Your Brain That Makes You Stingy to Strangers but Sweet to Best Friends
Researchers found a specific brain area that regulates how much we give based on our emotional connections
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
4-Minute Rule For Finding Platonic Besties Revealed By Smell Science
Cornell study says scent predicts friendship faster than you think
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anx
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
The Tiny, Terrifying Skill That Rescues a Relationship After a Fight
It’s not about winning. It’s about being brave enough to speak again.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026 · Heart Lines
Why Doctors Are Now Adding Electricity to Speech Therapy to Fight Language Loss
A new study from the University of Arizona finds that combining traditional speech therapy with brain stimulation helps people with aphasia communicate better.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Study Finds Your Brain Cracks the Code on Hand Gestures to Predict Future Words
Your brain knows what they are about to say before they finish the sentence.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
Why Your Teen’s Late Nights Are Secretly Changing Their Brain Structure (And You Can’t Blame Video Games)
A massive study reveals how just 15 minutes of extra sleep can boost cognitive performance and brain health.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Stop Guessing With Your Mental Health: New Algorithm Could Match You to the Right Depression Treatment
New decade-long study suggests personalized care could help the half of patients who don't respond to standard treatments.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
Awkward. Humans are still better than AI at reading the room
Humans, it turns out, are better than current AI models at describing and interpreting social interactions in a moving scene -- a skill nece
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
MIT Gene Therapy Hack: How a Simple Mute Button Could Cure 50 Diseases
Gene therapy is finally getting the love it deserves with this new MIT hack.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
The 5 Traits Your AI Partner Will Have by 2025
New PolyU system quantifies Big Five personality types in large language models
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
3 'Hidden in Plain Sight' Body Signs Show Your Tinnitus Is Worse Than You Think
Scientists at Mass General Brigham identified pupil dilation and facial twitches as new biomarkers for tinnitus severity.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
'Explainable' AI cracks secret language of sticky proteins
An AI tool has made a step forward in translating the language proteins use to dictate whether they form sticky clumps similar to those link
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
The Secret to Feeling in Control: Japanese Study Reveals How to Build a Stronger Sense of Agency
Researchers at the University of Tokyo discovered motor exploration is key to feeling in control.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
20 Years of Gorilla Data Reveals The Surprising Dark Side of Close Ties
The science of 164 wild mountain gorillas suggests friendship is complicated.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Do Birds Have Best Friends? New Study Proves They Trade Favors Like Humans
A 20-year look at African starlings reveals they form non-kin relationships.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
Losing a parent may increase children's risk of being bullied
Losing a parent or caregiver at any age is a traumatic and emotional experience, but when a child loses a parent, it can profoundly affect t
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
The origins of language
Chimpanzees are capable of complex communication: The human capacity for language may not be as unique as previously thought.
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
3 Brain Networks Reveal Why You Forget Names (And How to Fix It)
Scientists found the exact brain part that gets lonely when you go blank.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Study sheds light on how autistic people communicate
There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, chall
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026
1 in 100 Mutations: Why Carriers of Intellectual Disability Genes Are Evolving Out of Existence
Carriers of recessive genes for intellectual disability are having fewer kids and leaving school earlier than the rest of us.
By Julia Moreau · September 26, 2026
Why Your Words Change How You See The World: New Study Reveals Language Wires Brain Color Storage
Words aren't just for talking they physically change how your brain stores sensory memories
By Patrick Donnelly · September 26, 2026