A pregnant woman’s exposure to air pollution could slightly increase her child’s risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers studied the medical records of more than 132,000 children born in Vancouver between 2004...

Teenagers are less likely to fight physically with one another in countries that ban spanking and other forms of corporal punishment, finds a study in BMJ Open. Researchers analyzed World Health Organization data from more than 400,000 teens in 88...

When people eat off shared plates, they are more likely to cooperate in negotiations, finds a study in Psychological Science. Researchers paired 200 strangers (students at a U.S. university) and asked each pair to negotiate an hourly wage for workers...

Older adults with depressive symptoms are more likely to injure themselves in falls–and those who fall are more likely to develop depression, finds a study in The Gerontologist. Researchers analyzed data on nearly 6,300 U.S. Medicare beneficiaries, age 65 and...