The FDA recently approved a novel study that will examine whether the drug ecstasy could be of benefit to autistic adults suffering from social anxiety.

Marijuana withdrawal is real. A 2012 study of 384 adult, non-treatment-seeking lifetime cannabis smokers found that 40.9% of subjects met the DSM-V criterion of ≥3 symptoms from a list of 7.

A pilot study suggests people hooked on tanning beds may be victims of an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger.

Lola the seven-month-old boxer was playing in the garden when the insect flew into her mouth and stung her.

Living in a time of such dazzling science and technology, we stand firmly behind our beliefs … even if so much of what we think we know to be correct is actually wrong. Here are some of the more common misconceptions, ideas that may have started as w ...

Frans de Waal talks about religion. Do we need it?

As the numbers and frequency of selfies increase, the phenomenon has garnered attention. In our globally connected 24/7 world, anything that gets attention, gets talked about. Some view these self-created self-portraits as proof of cultural—or at lea ...

Kanye West performing New Slaves on SNL.

The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. "The streets are just gone. The signs are just gone," said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, after she toured t ...

A teenager from a small town outside Boston has been held without bail for weeks. He faces terrorism charges and 20 years in prison for posting rap lyrics on the internet. If you disagree please sign the petition in the link to protect the First Ame ...

A new commercial created by Dove makes it seem as though people think they're more unattractive than they really are. However, the evidence from psychological research suggests instead that we tend to think of our appearance in ways that are mor ...

Many women shop behind their partners’ backs and this comes as no surprise to psychologist Nadine Field, who treats an average of six women a week with secret spending problems at her Buckinghamshire practice.

From men going to the mall alone to a complete lack of women's rights to participate in sports or drive cars.

"While 60% of working women are working mothers, hardly any of the televised career women have kids, because people still feel weird about women not staying home to take care of their progeny. And it's fascinating to me that we just have re ...

Washing your hands after using the bathroom might be a common practice to stop the spread of germs, but not many women may wash their hands after they put them in their purse. But, according to a study conducted by the company Initial Washroom Hygien ...

"If you were going to stalk before the internet, you actually had to go out and physically follow somebody, watch somebody and run the risk of getting found out,” Kevin Wiggins, FDLE Cyber Security Analyst, said. “The internet makes it so you ca ...

We learn what good technique looks like, and we may even assess and learn what parts of our squat mechanics need correction, but where do we go from there?

The next time he fights with his girlfriend, he won't be so cocky.

There are 61 women on death row in the United States, making up fewer than 2% of the 3,125 inmates sentenced to die, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Here is a look at the women currently on death row.

Rates of suicide among middle-aged Americans have risen significantly in the past 10 years, causing concern that a generation of baby boomers who have dealt with a lifetime of economic worry, as well as easy access to prescription pills, may be more ...