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New research suggests that regularly investing money in buying more time for ourselves – by hiring household help, for example – can make us happier.

Near-death experiences affect many people, but little is known about them. A new study investigates whether they are similar between individuals.

Destabilizing events in a person’s childhood may cause them to develop behaviors such as poor dietary habits, which could lead to obesity in adulthood.

In the face of the opioid crisis in the United States, alternative treatments for chronic pain are desperately needed. Are behavior strategies the answer?

Research finds deep links between biological aging, bipolar disorder, and brain structure. Telomere length may be a new marker for psychiatric disorders.

New research investigates the neurobiological timing of the so-called a-ha! moment that occurs we have come up with the solution to a complex problem.

Managing Editor Marie Ellis gives her monthly update on the latest news behind the scenes at Medical News Today. This month’s focus is happiness.

Mindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Just as athletes cross-train to improve physical skills, those wanting to enhance cognitive skills can benefit from multiple ways of exercising the brain, according to a comprehensive new study from…