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Study: Touch on the Shoulder, Bet on the Market

Can some forms of physical contact make you more likely to exhibit risk-taking behavior? So maybe the meltdown is mom's fault.

New research finds visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial helps vets suffering from PTSD. But a single visit isn’t enough.

New research finds exposure to Native American mascots increases one’s tendency to stereotype a different ethnic group.

Newly published research on belief in ESP suggests a public disregard for — and perhaps even hostility toward — the scientific consensus.

New research indicates Transcendental Meditation may help reduce symptoms of depression, which could also lower the risk of heart disease.

New research links economic globalization with the decline in voting turnout in established democracies.

Will your child finish college? The answer may be as close as your bookshelves, or lack thereof.

Why is the West Bank's most notorious militant hotbed being touted as a model of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation?

Two new studies — one sociological, another using brain scans — document and help explain our lack of empathy for perceived outsiders.

The Yankees look to be the dominant team in baseball for 2010, according to a New Jersey Institute of Technology mathematician (and Mets fan).