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Many factors influence the life expectancy of childhood cancer survivors: not getting enough exercise, being underweight, and being worried about their future health or their health insurance.

Why does the second hour of a journey seem shorter than the first? According to research from University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) and the Rotman School of Management, the answer lies in how…

New research led by the University of Michigan suggests that older people with high levels of optimism have a much lower risk of heart failure, compared with pessimists.

There is no point faking it in bed because chances are your sexual partner will be able to tell.

Extreme and traumatic events can change a person — and often, years later, even affect their children. Researchers have now unmasked a piece in the puzzle of how the inheritance of traumas may be mediated. The phenomenon has long been known in psychol…

Statistics show that the amount of older adults in the criminal justice system has quadrupled in the past 15 years.

Violent behavior and beliefs among middle school students can be reduced through the implementation of a targeted violence intervention program, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the…

The mediated version of what women should look like has always been under scrutiny, particularly looking at actresses and fashion models. But what about body image from social networks and friends?

Around a quarter of pop songs contain references to drinking or alcohol brands, and new research shows teens who recognize alcohol brands from music are more likely to binge drink.

If you start feeling better as spring begins pushing up its tender shoots, you might be living proof of a trend discovered in data from a new study: The more green space in the neighborhood, the happier people reported feeling. “The greening of neighbo…