On 29 January 2026, NIH announced that basic experimental studies involving humans will no longer be subject to NIH Clinical ...

Ann S. Masten, a developmental psychologist, describes resilience as “ordinary magic,” the result of normal developmental processes rather than extraordinary personal qualities. But those processes ...

The APS Early Career Scholar Travel Award is made possible by a generous gift from Dr. Robert A. Baron in memory of Dr. Donn Byrne.

A massive reference book of mental health conditions known as the “bible” of psychiatry is going to change....“I’m not sure [this new model for diagnosis] will have any strong utility at this point,” ...

Incoming APS President Pamela Davis-Kean describes the role indirect costs play in the U.S. research landscape and the ...

Do you ever hide the true you?...Everyone, whether neurodivergent or not, needs to mask sometimes. It helps people feel accepted by a group. And believing that you belong is “one of the best ...

APS Rising Star and lecturer at University of Stirling Thora Bjornsdottir discusses her research and work, funding challenges, and the importance and benefits of collaboration.

When someone retrieves a memory, they “aren't playing a recording back,” explains Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine. Rather “we are constructing” that ...

Actors Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts (Broadway's "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)") chat and perform; Drs. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff ("Einstein Never Used Flash ...

It’s a mistake you hopefully only make once. In your morning rush to get ready, you brush your teeth before you head to the kitchen and down a big glass of orange juice. Yuck!What makes ...

To most people, footage from a police body cam is only useful as evidence. To Jennifer Eberhardt, it’s a rich source for research, full of data that can help explain—and maybe even level—the ...

Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of a lifetime of stress and heightened inflammation, a new study published Monday shows.The study, ...