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Keeping the brain active and learning new, intellectually demanding skills can have significant benefits for older people

Keeping the brain active and learning new, intellectually demanding skills can have significant benefits for older people

It's all in our heads.

Some celebs put their money where their mouth is when it comes to protecting Mother Nature. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has focused on the health of oceans, rainforests and Antarctica

Science explains how the practice of “silent walking” translates into real-world mental health benefits.

Experts say that personality traits, such as perfectionism or high anxiety, can predispose a person to experience erectile dysfunction.

Personality traits and mental health problems are among the factors linked to erectile dysfunction. But researchers often overlook these psychological causes and their treatments in favor of the biological components.

Why does watching a stranger perform an act of kindness for another stranger on social media put a smile on your face? Here’s what you can learn about prosocial behavior from this popular trend.

Excerpts from our first 100 episodes: a skeptical look at the Myers-Briggs test, what happens in the grieving brain, common myths of psychological science, and more.

We discover a strategy that helps us see through new fitness regimes and other goals