A positive spin on a common mental struggle.

Think of it as hygiene for your mind.

The anxiety after a diagnosis is real.

It keeps them from building the region devoted to learning.

Sometimes self-care is the better investment.

Thinking outside the Western box.

With depressing results

Stop worrying about your worrying. A new study from the University of Waterloo has found a surprising benefit of anxiety: better memory. That is, anxiety affects memory positively — as long as the anxiety stays at manageable levels. “People with 

For decades many people have claimed one of the many benefits of meditation is that it can change how we behave toward others and make us more compassionate. But now, a new review of research suggests meditation’s role in making us nicer 

The brain acts much differently when we’re outdoors, compared to when we’re inside a lab, a new study has found. “Something about being outdoors changes brain activity,” said Joanna Scanlon, the study’s lead author. Scanlon’s research team put EEG equipment 

For a gesture so natural and so universal, there is surprisingly little research into the science of the hug. Most of what exists reveals the immunity-boosting health benefits of embracing and affectionate touch. (Which puts into context the relationship between 

Aristotle may well have had an eye on the future when he called man a “social animal,” and elaborated that a man living without common societal bonds is, “either a beast or a god.” I would imagine today’s technological capabilities 

In a time of constant access through technology and evening calls with global counterparts replacing the typical 9 to 5, and life moving at a faster pace than ever, what has traditionally been called ‘work-life balance’ has never felt so 

Teens with a phone ‘addiction‘ are markedly unhappier, concludes a new study led by Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University. Twenge’s team explored data from a longitudinal study that asked American eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-graders questions about 

If American comedian Aziz Ansari’s recent addition to the rapidly expanding genre is anything to go by, then this is the Age of the Public Apology. It is the predictable, and yet, unexpectedly cringe-worthy development led by celebrities who found themselves 

There’s a new secret to coping with stress, and, if you can get past the initial, reflexive distaste, it actually might be helpful, or at least explain some of our habits: A new study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social