Simulated responses from large language models are weak proxies for human economic preferences across 74 countries
Stantcheva, S. How to run surveys: a guide to creating your own identifying variation and revealing the invisible. Annu. Rev...
Scientists created a tiny device that can control your nerves to treat chronic pain
A miniature medical device small enough to be delivered through a standard needle could change how doctors treat chronic pain and movem...
Scientists discover 5 hidden brain patterns behind depression
Two people diagnosed with depression can experience vastly different symptoms. One might struggle with persistent anxiety and repetitiv...
Loneliness may steal nearly 6 years of good health
Loneliness and social isolation are widespread in the United States. According to a 2023 report, about half of U.S. adults experience l...
Nearly 30,000 people tested quit-smoking methods. One stood out
An updated Cochrane review has found that nicotine e-cigarettes may help more people stop smoking than several commonly used approaches...
Recreational screen use and internalizing problems from preadolescence to young adulthood in a longitudinal twin cohort with co-twin comparison
Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 Years of Age (World Health Organization,...
Drug target could block brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists may have found a new way to reduce harmful inflammation in the brain by targeting a receptor that can already be blocked wit...
What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?
Northwestern scientists have identified, for the first time, a specific group of neurons -- cells in the brain -- that appear to contri...
Scientists say this simple habit could strengthen your marriage
Exercise is well known for supporting physical fitness and mental well being. New research from BYU suggests it may also offer benefits...