Every day the human body replaces billions of cells, flushing out the old and generating the new, healthy ones. The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells ...

People aren't talking to each other as much as they used to, and our gift of gab and our cognition may suffer as a result. Scientists compared the number of words people spoke per day ...

In 2022, even though research on white parents discussing racism was still emerging, my colleagues and I argued that they needed to have these conversations with their children. At the time, we ...

Research has shown that nations with more income inequality, including the United States, had higher levels of loneliness.

When young adults are asked to recall their drinking habits, their recollections may not always match what actually happened ...

Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist who pressed her field — and her patients — to more directly confront fear and anxiety, revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, died ...

Studies have shown that exerting control over your situation proactively can help relieve the stress associated with waiting. As helpful methods for quelling anxiety, research participants waiting for ...

Every day, we make countless choices—but are these decisions guided by desire or design? This hour, TED speakers on what shapes the food we eat, how we power our homes, and how we communicate.Guests ...

This article provides a preview of a workshop that will take place during APS’s Annual Convention in Barcelona. The workshop ...

Frank McAndrew has heard it more times than he can count. Someone finds out he studies gossip and says, with great indignation: “I never gossip.” His first thought, every time? “You must be the most ...

The 13 psychological scientists listed below account for all but one of the individuals in the Section on Psychology.

APS President James Pennebaker's fourth presidential column features Carla Groom, who discusses her training in psychological ...