Follow the Fox? Elite Influence and White Support for the Great Replacement Theory

New empirical research published in the peer-reviewed journal PS: Political Science & Politics suggests a direct and measurable link between the consumption of specific conservative cable news programming and the…

How Does Turning to AI for Companionship Predict Loneliness and Vice Versa?

A groundbreaking 12-month longitudinal study involving thousands of adults across four major English-speaking nations has revealed a complex and potentially detrimental relationship between human loneliness and the use of artificial…

Anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among Palestinian refugees in Egypt: Gender-stratified item-level Bayesian network analysis

The mental health landscape for displaced populations is often characterized by a complex web of overlapping disorders, yet new research suggests that suicidal ideation serves as the primary "gravity well"…

Rates of Depression in Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The intersection of neurodevelopmental disorders and mood stability has become a focal point of modern pediatric psychiatry, as a comprehensive new meta-analysis reveals that children and adolescents diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity…

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.…

Emerging Research Suggests Automation and Large Language Models May Reshape Global Religious Convictions

Societies are in a constant state of flux, undergoing profound transformations that, while often subtle in their day-to-day manifestations, can fundamentally alter foundational social relationships and core beliefs. In the…

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…