Natural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and whole-body substrate metabolism.

In a landmark study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers have demonstrated that exposure to natural light during the working day significantly enhances metabolic health in individuals living with…

New study links identity politics to lower mental well-being among progressives

The Mental Health Divide and the Rise of Identity Politics For more than a decade, social scientists and public health experts have observed a widening chasm in the psychological well-being…

Transgender individuals face higher rates of discrimination and violence than cisgender sexual minorities

A comprehensive study involving over 138,000 participants has revealed a stark disparity in the lived experiences of transgender individuals compared to their cisgender lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) counterparts across…

Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area

The Neurobiological Landscape of Psychopathy Psychopathy is a clinical condition characterized by a constellation of traits, including a lack of empathy, a penchant for manipulation, impulsivity, and persistent antisocial behavior.…

Dreams and daydreams share unexpected patterns of bizarreness

The Fluid Spectrum of Spontaneous Thought For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have categorized dreams and waking thoughts as fundamentally different phenomena. Dreams were traditionally viewed as a chaotic, unguided, and…

The gender friendship gap is driven primarily by white men, not a universal difference across groups

The study, authored by researcher Emily C. Fox, utilizes an intersectional framework to dismantle the idea that gender operates in a vacuum. By analyzing how race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status…

Weight-loss drug semaglutide reduces heavy alcohol drinking in new clinical trial

A landmark clinical trial has demonstrated that semaglutide, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in widely used weight-loss and diabetes medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic, may offer a significant new therapeutic…

Are Mathematical and Musical Abilities Related Beyond Intelligence?

The long-standing hypothesis that proficiency in mathematics and music are intrinsically linked through a shared cognitive architecture has been a subject of intense debate within the fields of psychology and…

Statin Initiation and Dementia Incidence in a Large Health care System From 1997 to 2020: A Target Trial Emulation Study

The widespread use of statins has revolutionized the management of cardiovascular health over the last three decades, yet their impact on cognitive longevity has remained a subject of intense medical…

Conservative social attitudes are linked to higher fertility across 72 countries, with stronger effects among women

The Intersection of Ideology and Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology For decades, evolutionary behavioral ecologists have sought to understand the variables that influence human fertility in the modern world. While factors such…