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Worksite health promotion (WHP) programmes are designed to help identify and address health and lifestyle issues, and are offered by 40-75% of employers in Europe and the US.

Domestic violence can affect children even before they’re born, indicates new research by Michigan State University scientists.

Researchers find that hugging could protect against viruses by providing a sense of social support and lowering stress-induced susceptibility to infection.

Research by City College of New York psychology Professor Irvin Schonfeld in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership suggests a strong connection between burnout and depression.

A new study offers strategies for rekindling marriage after a spouse returns home from combat with post-traumatic stress symptoms present in one or both of the spouses.

People are more likely to trust individuals with an average-looking face, according to a study that sheds new light on how face typicality may influence social perceptions.

Though marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the country, little is definitively known about its impact on the brain.

Researchers at the University of Oxford have been looking for a link between sound and taste.

New research indicates that lost memories can be restored, according to new research into a type of marine snail called Aplysia. The findings offer some hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Chocolate or celery? Researchers find that people with low dietary self-control are more likely to consider taste of foods over healthiness when it comes to deciding what to eat.