Why it pays to be a bit of a psychopath A small fraction of people are aggressive, manipulative and lack empathy or remorse — aka psychopaths.
Being unemployed could warp your personality, study says New research suggests being unemployed may actually alter a person's "core personality" for the worse, making it harder to secure new employment, per the American Psychological Association.
Study on biology of chronic fatigue illness stirs debate A team of scientists said on Friday they had found "robust evidence" that a condition called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a biological as opposed to a psychological disorder, but some experts questioned the findings.
'Hypermasculine' attitude in sports may lead to aggression in teenage relationships Teenage boys who played football, basketball or both were about twice as likely as other boys to have recently abused their girlfriends in a new study from California.
Texting, dialing while driving raises crash risk A sophisticated, real-world study confirms that dialing, texting or reaching for a cellphone while driving raises the risk of a crash or near-miss, especially for younger drivers. But the research also produced a surprise: Simply talking on the phone did not prove dangerous, as it has in other studies.
Germanwings crash: Mental illness alone does not explain co-pilot's behavior, experts say Investigators may never know exactly why Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz carried out what is believed to have been a deliberate plane crash in the French Alps on Tuesday, but mental health experts say that any mental illness that Lubitz may have had is just one possible contributor to the tragedy.
Post-Olympics, skier Julia Mancuso’s season is far from over With a total of four Olympic medals and five medals from the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships, alpine skier Julia Mancuso is one of the most decorated female skiers in her field – out-medaling fellow Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Vonn. And though the Olympic closing ceremonies have now come and gone, the skiing season is far from over for the athlete.
The power of positivity: How banishing negative thoughts helped me beat pancreatic cancer, twice Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal human diseases known to man.
Sugary drinks may reduce stress levels, study suggests Sugar-sweetened beverages like soda or juice can reduce stress responses in the brain while diet aspartame-sweetened drinks do not, a study from The University of California suggests.
First stem cell study of bipolar disorder offers hope for better treatments When it comes to understanding bipolar disorder, many questions remain unanswered – such as what truly causes the condition and why finding proper treatments is so difficult. But now, researchers have taken a huge step towards solving some of the disorder’s complex mysteries.
