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Neuroscientists have shown that they can create a “body swapping” illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.

A new study found that women who attended religious services were one-fifth less likely to die than those who did not.

People who are highly neurotic also are intolerant of uncertainty, a new study suggests.

Dr. Katz, a physician and a professor at Yale Law School, who spent decades tackling confounding questions on the boundaries between law, medicine, psychology and ethics.

Some psychologists and psychiatrists are concerned about Internet peer support crossing over into delusions.

Scientists have tried to get a handle on how people make voting decisions, but predicting voter behavior is still extremely difficult.

Democrats trying to escape labels like “liberal” are finding help in a handbook by a professor who was virtually unknown in political circles not long ago.

Lots of patients elude doctors’ clinical skill and therapeutic cleverness. That’s often when the trouble starts.

James W. Pennebaker looks at every single word people use — even the tiny ones — and is leading a resurgent interest in text analysis.

Studies are finding that “elderspeak,” the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people, can have health consequences.