“You have cancer.” “It’s Alzheimer’s.” “The diagnosis is Parkinson’s Disease.” No one is ever truly prepared to find out that he or she has a chronic and/or life-threatening disea...

Opening our mouths for a bite of the proverbial "apple a day" has its place—but to really keep the doctor away, we should open wide and let out some songs. Why? Because singing has numerous health b...

If you want your marriage to succeed, it pays to know why other marriages fail. I have tracked 373 married couples for the past 26 years as part of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health....

Start now for better health and a longer life. Optimists generally are more successful at most things in life—from business to personal relationships—than pessimists. And they probably have more ...

We are just a few weeks into the new year—and if you're like me, you're wondering how you're going to accomplish everything you want to get done this year. Let's face it, we all would like to be mor...

Easier to use than the ones that come with your phone Over the past decade, devices to help drivers and pedestrians find their way have proliferated—and among the most versatile are smartphones. H...

Two tickets to your favorite opera just fell into your lap, but no one you know shares your passion for arias. Or you need to get something upsetting off your chest but fear that none of your usual co...

Certain colors can have surprisingly transformative effects on our emotions, lifting us up when we're down and soothing our senses when we're stressed. We can't control the colors around us when we're...

Quiz: Plopping down in front of the tube to watch reruns of a favorite show… A) Turns you into a zoned-out zombie. B) Is fun but essentially a waste of time. C) Rejuvenates self-control. Would y...

Just the other day, I was telling a friend about a situation that had become particularly complicated. I wasn’t even half way through my story when she blurted out, “Well, how are you going to ta...