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As a doctor working in genomic research, I know that we lack vital data for Black people and many other groups. Here's how we ...

In the past, some psychological experiments were run in frightening and unethical ways. From using children to experimenting on unknowing subjects, these five experiments left people affected for the ...

Some human research will no longer be classified as a clinical trial, easing the paperwork burden, but not everyone agrees with the approach.

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Millions of AI agents are chatting and posting on a social media site where people can only observe. Soon, we won’t understand a word ...

Researchers led by Dr. Claire Foldi at Monash University have discovered that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, produces subtle but distinct effects on social behavior ...

People suffering from depression demonstrate strength in dealing with their illness on a daily basis, but this is often not perceived as such. Previous studies have shown that instead, they often ...

Born on the same day, Bill and Ben both grew up to have high status. But in every other way they were polar opposites.

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...