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Psychology

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Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

July 17, 2020

Mental Health

In College Students, COVID-19 Has Increased Depression Rate and Raised New Barriers to Mental Health Care

July 9, 2020

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Children & Coronavirus

Don’t Undersell the Facts: Why Kids Deserve Accurate Coronavirus Information

June 26, 2020

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Neuroscience

How a Memory Game Could Help Us Understand Brain Injury

June 23, 2020

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Alzheimer’s and AI

Deep Learning Algorithm Outperforms Experts in Making Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

May 4, 2020

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COVID-19 "Ick" Factor

Ew, Gross! Four Ways Disgust Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 16, 2020

A photo of BU field hockey teammates Shannon Ma (right) and Rebecca Janes hugging goodbye last month as BU students left campus to flee the pandemic.

Mental Health & COVID-19

Five Things COVID-19 Might Do to Young Adults’ Mental Health

April 16, 2020

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Cognitive Development

How Children Play With Others Can Reveal Their Risk for Antisocial Behavior

April 10, 2020

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Memory

It’s True, Scent Really Does Have Power over Memory

March 16, 2020

Kat j. McAlpine interviews Ann McKee in her research lab about CTE

CTE & Football

What Does Football Do to the Brain?

January 30, 2020

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Hair Loss

Ayanna Pressley Opens Up about Hair Loss from Alopecia Areata

January 21, 2020

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Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

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Youth Violence

When Violence and Mandated Reporting Laws Collide

December 5, 2019

Greta Thunberg talks at protest outside the United Nations surrounded by other climate change protesters holding signs.

Climate Change

How to Deal with Climate Skeptics at Thanksgiving Dinner

November 22, 2019

Students practice yoga outside on the “BU Beach”

Mental Health

Yoga Might Reduce Depression after Just One Session

November 13, 2019

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Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

Neuroscience researcher Steve Ramirez holds a digital diagram of a brain.

Neuroscience

How Do You Manipulate a Memory?

September 11, 2019

Two toddlers sit and play with alphabet blocks next to each other.

Child Psychology

Are Kids Hardwired for Revenge?

September 9, 2019

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Longevity

Optimists Live Longer

August 26, 2019

Optimists Live Longer