wellness
One hypothesis says that sleep helps "clean" the brain of damaged molecules and toxic proteins.
Marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s.
Stoicism says that we should change what we can, endure what we must. The company we keep is something we can, and often should, change.
The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.
Popular diets view health as a calorie-crunching equation while excluding a critical variable: mental wellness.
In fact, 10,000 steps a day is just an arbitrary number from an old marketing campaign.
Biomedical science assumes that people want to live as long as possible. They don't.
Are you getting a full 8 hours?
Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok (Hebrew for "double sweet") has created a sugary product that uses 40 percent less actual sugar yet still tastes sweet.
The conventional wisdom may be wrong. Consulting Google for information about medical symptoms might not be as counterproductive as commonly thought, new research suggests.
Awareness of one's own heartbeat has some positive effects.
Eating veggies is good for you. Now we can stop debating how much we should eat.
Cow cuddling is getting ever more popular, but what's the science behind using animals for relaxation?
Contrary to what some might think, the brain is a very plastic organ.
From baboon hierarchies to the mind-gut connection, the path to defeating depression starts with understanding its causes.
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A new study finds that dogs fed fresh human-grade food don't need to eat—or do their business—as much.
As a new industry emerges, therapists need to be educated.
A new study casts doubt on previous research showing that emotional well-being plateaus at an income of $75,000 per year.
A fairly old idea, but a really good one, is about to hit the store shelves.
A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
Scrap getting fitter or eating better and focus more on the people in your life.
Has lockdown made your pet extra clingy?
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
The long-raging debate over hot coffee versus iced coffee may soon be settled with this news.