An analysis of TV drug ads finds that six of 10 for prescription drugs and eight of 10 for OTC drug ads are misleading. Katherine Harmon reports.

Looking at photos of food can lead us to become bored with other similar foods. Christie Nicholson reports

Exposure to a fearful memory while in deep sleep may help reduce the fear. Christie Nicholson reports

In a group experiment, members who donated the least and the most to the community were both ostracized. Amy Kraft reports

It appears we might be born with the knowledge that living things have insides and are not hollow. Christie Nicholson reports

A recent experiment finds that when people are about to lie via digital text they take longer to construct their words. Christie Nicholson reports

No measurable increase in risk for neurological conditions could be found in a large cohort of pre-adolescent children who had been vaccinated on schedule when infants. Wayt Gibbs reports

Turns out that if we think something looks like trash then we probably won't bother recycling it. Christie Nicholson reports

In a study of patients asked to tolerate discomfort, different placebo treatments achieved different levels of relief, in keeping with individual expectations. Katherine Harmon reports

Understanding that, for example, anorexics and autists both tend to have high interest in systems could inform treatment choices. Erika Beras reports