When couples attend relationship counseling, it benefits not only their partnership but also their individual well-being. But which aspects of the training are most influential in this respect? A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how a popular intervention program affected individual outcomes such as mental health, sleep, and substance use 

Nationwide survey of U.S. adults who were married, engaged or dating found that couples who spent greater time jointly savoring shared experiences were happier, argued less and were more confident about their future.

When AI powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In this study, we used virtual reality to simulate a situation in which a participant’s own arm was replaced by a robotic prosthetic arm, and examined how the prosthesis movement speed affects embodiment, including body ownership, the sense of agency, usability, and social impressions of the robot such as competence and discomfort. We found that both overly fast and overly slow movements reduced body ownership and usability, whereas a moderate speed close to natural human reaching, with a movement duration of about one second, produced the most positive impressions.

A landmark recognition for one of Texas' most influential scientists, Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman's induction into the Philosophical Society of Texas follows decades of cognitive neuroscience research that has transformed understanding of brain health in order to measure and enhance human cognitive capacity across the lifespan.

The February 2026 National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report shows that employment of working-aged people with disabilities declined in January but remains near all-time highs set at the end of 2025.