Research Highlights

Our research highlights focus on behavioral and social sciences funded by the National Institutes of Health. These articles are for informational purposes only. They do not signify endorsement of specific studies or offer medical or treatment advice.

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More diversity in daily experiences may increase happiness and well-being

False memories may be the result of the brain updating poorly formed memories with incorrect information

Personal accounts of childhood abuse are more correlated with psychopathology than with official records

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Evaluating the risk of school violence using natural language processing and machine learning

Children can “catch” their parents’ hidden emotions through synchronization of physiological responses

A risk-prediction model using patient electronic health records may help predict suicide risk in diverse populations

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Controlling people’s movement altered the spread of COVID-19 in China

New links between vaping, oral microbes, and infection

Researchers identify a consciousness “switch” in the brain

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Environmental conditions during childhood impact gene transcription, resulting in health issues during adulthood

The opioid epidemic toll likely higher than originally reported

Patient age may bias cardiac health care

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Activating endocannabinoid receptors can disrupt anxiety-causing connections in the brain

During play, infant and adult brains synchronize

Activity tracker data may help improve flu-like outbreak predictions

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Cannabis use has increased, especially in individuals with depression

Exercising 2.5 to 5 hours per week may lower the risk of several cancer types

New computer game may predict opioid use relapse

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Cord blood measures may predict children's social and emotional development

Puberty may hold the key to resetting stress responses after early life adversity

Improving psychosis-risk detection in people with schizophrenia

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Occupation as a key social determinant of health

Persons with schizophrenia may process sound differently

Combining mindfulness with medicine may help reduce opioid cravings