Live Well
Do You Worry Too Much?
Worrying is a normal part of life. Did you forget to turn off the stove? Can you afford to pay the rent? Could your nagging cough be something serious?...
Your Blue Heaven
For many people, being in nature—areas of grass, trees, shrubs, gardens, trails, and forests—is their happy place. Research has long supported the idea that such "green spaces” have mental...
Persistent Depressive Disorder
Major depression can make you feel like you’re underwater. The intense sadness submerges you and drowns out every other part of your life. But after some time, the episode...
Dream On
Adults dream for about two hours a night, on average—that’s one-twelfth of their lives, adding up to more than six years of dreaming during an 80-year life. World literature...
Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Halted—or Even Reversed?
For decades, scientists have struggled to solve the puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease. Most of the focus in the pharmaceutical field has been on trying to reduce the presence of...
Napping: Not Just for Toddlers
Some of us left napping behind when we graduated from preschool to kindergarten—but many of us are back in the habit. Approximately 80 percent of American adults took at...
Feeling ‘Overloaded’? You’re Not Alone
The term “information overload” is frequently used to describe the common experience of feeling bombarded and inundated with incoming data. Is this a new kind of human experience, or...
Fending Off Dementia
We do not yet have medications that can halt or reverse dementia, but there are plenty of ways to help lower the chances of developing it—including some steps you...
The Mechanisms of Memory
Memory plays a powerful role in our everyday experiences, including how we learn and recall things, how we make decisions, and how we plan for our future. That is,...
When Sweating Won’t Stop
Heat waves that make June feel more like July or August. Higher year-round temperatures that extend summer weather well into fall. Even people who live in northern latitudes are...
