Psychology

Mu Delta Kappa is a key brain receptor targets for opiates because the mu opioid receptor is the primary target for morphine and endogenous opioids like endorphin. The delta opioid receptor shows the…

She will tell you it doesn't matter. But it does, men. It does. Up to a third of all men have had premature ejaculation - it's all good for them, but a University of Zurich sex researcher says…

Spite certainly involves some strange behavior. But if someone looks like they are trying to rush you, and you slow down, is that really spite? Is a Muslim terrorist doing a suicide bombing engaged…

In recent court cases involving affirmative action for university admissions, the obvious question became 'when should it ever end?' and how is that not discrimination? Supporters of race-based…

The vast majority of so-called "super-frequent user" patients who seek care in the Emergency Department - a patient is considered a super-frequent user if they visit the emergency room at least…

We're all going to die, that is nature's way of telling us to get the hint. But it is the purpose of science and medicine to defy nature. Death is going to be standing at the door and doctors have…

If you think young adults regard Twitter and other social media as legitimate news sources, think again - they may be letting you think that, but even then they may be doing it ironically.…

Psychologists probably won't like the implication that e-cigarettes cause mental illness, or vice versa, but in the topsy-turvy world of the American culture wars, where vaccines are bad and inhaling…

Many young people know not to drive while drunk but in the wave of health claims and legislative endorsements of marijuana, the message is being lost that you will still be impaired if you are high.…

A few minutes spent filling out a mental health assessment called a CES-DC in a health care provider's waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according…