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The recent suicide of a transgender teen in Ohio has sparked an intensely emotional reaction across social media.

Negative self-talk can lower your morale and make it less likely you’ll continue working out.

Children who didn’t sleep well before a scheduled surgery, or whose parents made a big deal of the pain the child would feel, had worse pain after surgery.

Women whose loved ones are critical of their weight tend to put on even more pounds, says a new study on the way people’s comments affect our health.

The memory and walking speeds of adults who have lost all of their teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have some of their own teeth, finds new UCL research.

Internet addiction is an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, which can adversely affect a person’s life, including their health and interpersonal relationships.

Regular mental imagery exercises help preserve arm strength during 4 weeks of immobilization, researchers have found. Strength is controlled by a number of factors — the most studied by far is skeletal muscle. However, the nervous system is also an im…

People tend to set unreasonable goals then experience negative emotions and lack of motivation for not reaching them.

Intervening early has the potential to both save money and avert suffering for those with schizophrenia.

Feeling stressed may prompt you to go to great lengths to satisfy an urge for a drink or sweets, but you’re not likely to enjoy the indulgence any more than someone who is not stressed and has the…