A series of surveys and laboratory experiments conducted in the United States and Israel finds participants quite often failed to notice when men, women, and racial minority groups were absent from certain settings, including university campuses, kindergarten classrooms, and academic conferences. This bias was found regardless of political ideology and was evident even among participants from the same minority group.

How can people continue to function as a team when they live together in isolation for months on end? A new study led by the University of Zurich shows that loneliness isn’t the only challenge posed by extreme environments. Constant physical proximity can also amplify conflict, mistrust and social withdrawal.

When the loss of a queen wasp triggers a power struggle and social turmoil, colonies can survive the upheaval thanks to helpful wasps that pick up the slack, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

- A heart attack not only damages the cardiovascular system but can trigger toxic chain reaction linked to depression & anxiety - Identification of methylglyoxal (MG) molecule build up in certain parts of brain following heart attack can be linked to mood and cognition. - Research team has developed a peptide therapeutic that can trap MG to prevent it from damaging cells.