Inequality in earnings attracts attention across the globe. A UZH-study has now examined when people consider this fair (and when not). It revealed striking differences between Western and non-Western societies. In Switzerland, achievement through personal effort is particularly valued.

In new research in the PsyCh Journal, people who tended to analyze experiences like mathematical, cost-benefit problems were more likely to ignore moral rules, which was in turn associated with greater willingness to make ethical compromises for money or status, as well as willingness to accept immoral help when it benefited them.

Treatment of insomnia with cognitive behavioral therapy slows the pace of biological aging in older adults, according to a new study by UCLA Health.

UCLA Health researchers identified a specific type of brain cell and a tiny structure on its surface that changes when the body is under stress, which may help explain why stress can lead to anxiety and depression.