Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MRI brain scan (Movus via Getty Images) In 2014, psychologists at the University of Virginia conducted a simple experiment to ...

No family is perfect. Likewise, no family, or social system for that matter, will be completely void of dysfunction. But occasional dysfunctional behavior does not automatically create the kind of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up in a dysfunctional home can leave lasting imprints that affect your day-to-day life, often without you even realizing ...

A couple of months ago, I gave a presentation on how to support clients from traumatic families at a conference. Inevitably, a hand shot up from the back of the room: “But aren’t all families ...

A group of scientists have discovered a node in the brains of male mice that modulates the sounds they make in social situations. This discovery could help identify similar locations in the human ...

A collaborative study reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior. The evidence shows that rare mutations in the gene for the serotonin 2C receptor play a role in the ...

A collaborative study involving Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter Medical School reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior.