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New research suggests that young women who received objectifying messages from their families growing up are more likely to view themselves as objects, a mindset linked to difficulties communicating sexual desires and experiencing orgasm.

Evaluating the health records of over 2.5 million children, researchers found no evidence that receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine before age two increases the risk of a childhood autism diagnosis.

We often overestimate how divided our political opponents are from us. New research shows that highlighting shared trajectories of opinion change can soften partisan animosity, provided we don't dwell on today’s existing political gaps.

New research indicates that adolescents who begin using cannabis may experience slower cognitive development than their non-using peers. While future users often start with slightly higher cognitive scores in late childhood, their rate of mental improvement falls behind.

Up to one in five Lyme patients keep experiencing symptoms after antibiotics. A new pilot study suggests psilocybin-assisted therapy might help, with symptom burden 40% lower six months later, though larger controlled trials are needed.