'Nudges' are techniques used by organizations to help people make better decisions. A new evidence review has questioned their effectiveness - here's why.
Feeling connected enhances physical and mental health. These 4 research-backed ways can help us find moments of connection with loved ones and strangers.
Heat waves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health, as rising temperatures worsen symptoms of those with diagnosed mental health conditions.
A survey by a Yale research team has found that conversations between romantic partners can influence their beliefs on topics such as climate change.
Wearable technology devices like tiny sensors that attach to a tooth and personalized nutrition-monitoring patches can precisely track our food intake and how we respond to different foods.
Optimists enjoy higher levels of wellbeing as well as other health benefits. And new research shows that being an optimist is also linked to longer life.
Social isolation is linked to changes in brain structure, cognition and a higher risk of dementia in older adults, a study shows. It can also boost stress.
Action-oriented people are more decisive while state-oriented people focus on emotions and can struggle to commit to choices. Who makes better decisions?
People who read fiction tend to have better language skills than non-fiction readers. Governments should rethink prioritizing sciences over humanities.
New research shows that the stress signals we communicate using our bodies, face and hands play a key role in how we build and maintain social networks.
A recent study has found that mental disorders negatively impact our cognitive function, including deficits in memory, attention and processing speed.