Relationships

A recent study sheds light on the link between social ties and cancer risk.

Generosity appears to be a skill the brain can strengthen, not just a fixed trait.

Social rejection activates many of the same neural pathways as physical pain.

Between patients, parenting, and pressure, three women share how they protect their energy and create balance each day.

Researchers warn that overly agreeable AI may make people more self-centered and less likely to take responsibility for their actions.

Shared meals may create space for connection, routine, and accountability—factors tied to lower substance use among teens.

Our true character and beliefs are reflected in our behavior, which may contradict our spoken promises or values.

Pausing between noticing and reacting changes everything.

How our nervous system responds in a social environment reflects more than our personality.

With noses to the grindstone, we tackled our debt early and developed a lifestyle of frugal luxury in the process.

Long-term relationships must be consciously and regularly tended to in order to continue to flourish.

Artificial intelligence may feel like a better listener—but experts say that ease could come at a cost.

Reacting to the 'likes' and comments of others on social media can lead us to bury our heads and hearts in the sand.

You've heard it before: Love is medicine. But how exactly? In this video, we explore how different kinds of love can speed recovery, protect your heart, and even shift gene ...

What if there’s more to cancer treatment than ‘attacking the tumor?’

In an era when more than half of singles younger than 30 use dating apps, evidence suggests that a digital approach to romance may be fundamentally flawed.

Happiness and fulfillment exist in a realm beyond what money can buy.

Why meaningful connection matters for aging—and how to build it. 

Children arrive with an innate moral compass—but it takes nurturing to help it flourish.

Rage has an unmistakable profile as it sets into the body, including rising blood pressure, heart rate, and muscular tension. It’s through being aware of these changes and having a ...

Before you can heal, shame needs to go.

At age 41, from the heights of career success as a brain surgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon’s life was reduced to flipping burgers at a gas station, becoming overweight, and getting ...

Keeping your genes happy may influence how you age.

Supportive marriages strengthen brain circuits for self-control and promote healthier gut metabolism.

Science has found that personal or family rituals can turn into gifts of health—here’s how.

When being truthful feels risky, it forces us to confront a deeper question about whether honesty builds bonds or breaks them.

Keeping Christmas traditions alive or creating new ones is good for your spirit.