Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Behavior issues do not increase as children spend more time in a child care center, according to a new study. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with ...

Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs. To improve those drugs and to invent better ...