A new paper in the Journal of Adolescence finds that adolescents attending religious services has a positive affect on reducing pornography viewing. Between 2003 and 2008, adolescents were surveyed…

At the 2012 Democratic convention, when President Obama mentioned that his administration had killed the terrorist Osama Bin Laden, the building erupted in cheers. This was positively un-Democratic,…

Depression is different for African-Americans than Caucasian-Americans or Latin-Americans, and   the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), the primary source of…

Though diet book authors claim they have a once-size-fits-all solution for weight gain, be it giving up sugar or salt or wheat, the fact is that we have the luxury of being able to eat in excess for…

How can you buy a new car and still appear socially responsible? Make it a hybrid or electric car. The manufacturing strain on the environment is the same, and the energy production strain is worse…

Anxiety may be a first world problem - and a young female one at that. A review of reviews (so calibrate your expectations) in Brain and Behavior finds that women are almost twice as likely to…

You don't see a lot of celebrities advertising kale - which is okay, kale is not all that healthy, but at least it has a health halo. Not so for soda and other sugary drinks, fast food and sweets,…

We've seen increasingly bizarre claims from social psychologists and advocates with confirmation bias: American liberals are evolving into a different species, they have prettier children,…

Mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way. The practitioner learns to avoid dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. This can be difficult,…

When someone shoots up innocent people, is that extremism or insanity? It often depends on if they are one of your own citizens. After studying the 2011 case of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik…