A new study identifies PTCHD1-AS as a key non-coding gene that shapes social and repetitive behaviors in autism without affecting cognition.

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A new book by Kinsey Institute scholar Justin Garcia explains some of the tensions in modern romance and how to work through ...

U.S. suicide rates follow century-long cyclic patterns, revealing an increasing suicide rate among young people since the ...

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The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms. But someone else needs to activate it – creating a risk of manipulation.