Psychology & Sociology

Lockdowns caused adolescent brains to mature faster

As a result of the Corona lockdowns, many young people developed psychological problems. This could be due to accelerated brain development due to stress,...

Tracing the basics of depression resistance

An imaging technique reveals the release of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain of a mouse during the development of psychological resilience. © Laboratory...

Free science produces more innovations

The freedom and independence of research is essential for innovation. © gorodenkoff/ iStock The freer science is, the greater the innovative power of a society....

How memory regenerates during sleep

When we sleep, our brain is active and stores information in long-term memory. But how exactly does this work? © da-kuk/ iStock Night after night,...

AI language models show politically left-wing tendencies

AI chatbots are increasingly shaping our everyday lives – and also the political information we consume. © Olemedia/ iStock AI applications such as ChatGPT and...

Body positivity: How culture shapes our body image

What attitude do women from different cultures have towards their bodies? This was investigated in a study. © Sierra Koder, Pexels/CC0 How satisfied we are...

Disappointed hopes

In many developing countries, it is very poor rural households that take out loans, like this group of women in Cambodia. Photo: Godong/Alamy/Alamy Stock Photos/mauritius...

How we compete with group members

Where is the competition greater: between members of different groups or within a group? © Andrii Yalanskyi/ iStock Members of a social group are usually...

Ways out of the antibiotic crisis

The antibiotic levofloxacin is increasingly accumulating in nature. Researchers have now developed a method with which the active ingredient can be effectively removed from...

Tailor-made medicine

Theresa Ahrens from the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE in Kaiserslautern explains how disease progression and treatment success can be better predicted...

The gene scissors Crispr/Cas 9 – manipulation of the genome

Researchers have discovered a new genetic scissors that occurs naturally in animals, plants and fungi. So far, it is less effective than the bacterial...

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