New research suggests that robotic dogs can give you some of the same benefits you’d get from the real thing.

New research suggests that nearly every person with schizophrenia has a different genetic defect.

Ghrelin, the chemical in your stomach that causes hunger, also changes how your
brain perceives food.

Feeling sad can be hard on the wallet. Psychology researchers have found that negative emotions can cost you three times more for the same item than being in a better mood.

Psychologists now say that explaining things to your mom actually helps you learn better.

New research provides early evidence of a link between lead and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Kids with autism may get some help from a virtual friend. Technology could help previously isolated kids make connections in the real world.

Researchers now say that having a big brain may protect you from the memory-stealing symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, even if you have the brain plaques associated with the disease.

Researchers have confirmed what a lot of you mothers out there already know: some infants just seem programmed to need their mothers more. Scientists have found a genetic reason why some baby monkeys are more attached to mom, and that the attachment is more like an addiction.

New research by psychologists suggests we’re born ready to look for snakes. As this ScienCentral News video reports, a series of experiments showed that people, even toddlers, tend to recognize and locate a snake faster than other plants and animals.