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Depression is a complex disease, with both environmental and genetic causes. Researchers trying to illuminate the latter have found genes linked to depression that might help discover why some people are at higher risk.

The study focused on people who profess "belief superiority"— or thinking their views are superior to other viewpoints—as it relates to political issues.

Transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are diagnosed with mental health conditions much more frequently than young people who identify with the gender they are assigned at birth, according to new research.

A position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) concludes that fatigue and sleepiness are inherent safety risks in the ridesharing industry.

Identifying structures in brain cells generally requires a long and potentially damaging process of staining to enable particular features to be picked out. Now, researchers are training computers to do the grunt work for them.

A genetically engineered ferret could help reveal how humans got their big brains.

Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty? An international study of mice in Texas and humans in Europe reveals an unexpected anti-dehydration mechanism.

Can babies really tell the difference between anger and happiness at six months or do they only recognise the physical characteristics of these emotions? Researchers provide a preliminary answer.

Researchers argue that overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.

Researchers map the functional circuit architecture underlying parental behaviour.