Jerry Sandusky Trial: What Makes a Pedophile Tick?

"Researchers have begun to pinpoint brain differences in people who are sexually attracted to prepubescent children."

Depressed People Spend More Time Chatting Online

"As it turns out, depressed people use the internet differently than others, spending more time chatting online and file-sharing, for example, according to a new study published. The study, which followed 216 college students, monitored actual Internet use and correlated certain patterns with higher scores on depression surveys."

Too Much Happiness Can Make You Unhappy, Studies Show

"Studies show that there is a darker side to feeling good and that the pursuit of happiness can sometimes make you . . . well, less happy. Too much cheerfulness can make you gullible, selfish, less successful — and that’s only the tip of the iceberg."

Nearly 40% of Women Today Have Never Been Married

"Nearly 40% of women have never been married, and fewer are in a first marriage, according to a new government report that takes a detailed look at first marriages and their chances for survival."

Study: People With Lots of Facebook Friends More Likely to be Narcissists

"Research from Western Illinois University showed a link between the number of Facebook friends you have and how active you are on the site to the likelihood of being a "socially disruptive" narcissist."

Study Finds Electrotherapy Dampens Brain Connections

"Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive or electric shock therapy - a controversial but effective treatment - acts on the brains of severely depressed people and say the finding could help improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness."

Study: Marriage Education Can Be Helpful

"A study of more than a dozen different marriage education classes showed the programs help couples improve communication, U.S. researchers said."

Trying to be Empathetic Key for Couples

"A man likes to know when his wife or girlfriend is happy, but a woman wants the man in her life to know when she is upset, U.S. researchers found."

Why Loneliness Can Be Deadly

"Loneliness can send a person down a path toward bad health, and even more intense loneliness, studies have shown. But while some have assumed the culprit was a dearth of others to remind a person to take care of himself or herself, new research suggests there's a direct biological link between being lonely and ill health."

Incompetent People Too Ignorant to Know It

"A growing body of psychology research shows that incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence."

Study: Men Underestimate Their Own Weight, Overestimate Weight of Women

"A new study finds a disparity in the way men view their own weight, compared to how they view the weight of their wives or girlfriends, MyFoxTwinCities reported."

Rich People More Likely to Cheat, Behave Badly, Research Finds

"In a series of experiments, University of California at Berkeley researchers showed again and again that upper-class individuals were more prone to unethical behavior than people from more deprived backgrounds, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Facebook Profiles Predict Job Success

". . .the findings of a new study by a trio of universities that looked at how Facebook profiles predict job success."

For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage

"It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold: more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage."

Science Overturns View of Humans as Naturally 'Nasty'

"Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a leading specialist in primate behavior told a major science conference Monday."

Together Apart: Commuter Marriages on the Rise

"A growing number of married couples are living apart. It's called the commuter marriage, and more than 3.5 million couples in the United States are doing it. That number has more than doubled since 1990, when the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 1.7 million married couples were living apart for reasons other than a legal separation."

The Discontented Thirties

"According to a new research study by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, the people who are most satisfied with their jobs are older employees – those age 50 and up. The most dissatisfied? Those between the ages of 30 and 39."

Internet Cupids Often Miss their Mark

"Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of U.S. psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face."

Why You Shouldn't Make Big Decisions After 3 p.m.

"Many people feel like they do their best work -- and are most focused -- early in the morning. Willpower is strongest then, before being depleted during the day. Research also finds that we're happiest in the mornings. . ."

Hairdressers Made Ill By Clients' Depressing Stories, Study Finds

"A study of hairdressers in Victoria, Australia, found many were becoming so stressed out from listening to depressing stories they grew ill themselves."