Domestic horses sometimes engage in stereotyped behaviors (a repetitive movement that appears to have no purpose or function.) In horses, these behaviors may include cribbing, pawing, head shaking, ...

In the last year's conflicted, difficult, and halting discussions of race relations in America, one of the things that I have heard over and over and over from my White colleagues are the phrases "I ...

Repetitive behaviors are not an uncommon part of human experience, but not all repetitive actions serve the same purpose or carry the same meaning. Two types of behaviors that are often confused are ...

Pregnant sows in the confined environment have poor welfare and frequently perform stereotypic behaviors. In order to clarify whether highly stereotypic behavior is a sign of increased stress and ...

Recent race-related events in Ferguson, Mo., St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, Charleston, S.C., and New York City -- all point to the continuing need to study and understand race relations in modern ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a healthy 6-year-old daughter. She’s doing well in school. However, she has a habit of putting her hands in front of her mouth and moving her fingers back and forth while ...

The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. Researchers in the study sought to ...

A new study reveals that opioid analgesic fentanyl may induce autism-like behaviors in young male and female mice. The findings indicate that reduced expression of the gene Grin2b in the anterior ...