Temma Ehrenfeld

Are dogs really jealous? Their owners think so and science backs them up.

Four stories of people who survived heart disease and how it changed them.

Treating self harm as a condition, not a symptom could lead to better diagnoses and preventative care.

With her knees and forehead pressing into the carpet, she heard a voice that said, “Slit your wrists, slit your wrists.” She saw herself in the bathtub with the blood flowing.

Suicidal impulses may be their own mental illness--not a sign of depression or a personality disorder.

Do you often hear a phantom noise—a ringing, hiss or roar? Tinnitus can trigger suicidal thoughts.

We didn't always understand ourselves as having "minds"--we thought we were only a body and a soul. But political philosophers and scientists over centuries led us to our current understanding.

‘The pursuit of Happiness’ is a famous phrase in a famous document, the United States Declaration of Independence (1776). But few know that its author was inspired by an ancient Greek philosopher, Epicurus.

Electrical stimulation device for the vagus nerve is now approved for migraines and Crohn's.

Are creative people more likely to be bipolar or schizophrenic? Yes, and it helps to have genes for those traits but not be really ill. Both diseases may exist on a continuum, so you can be a "little bit" bipolar or a "little bit" schizophrenic.

As video games grow in popularity, more parents are raising concerns about their impact on kids’ attention spans. Here’s what the latest research shows.

An example of a Business Roundtable I edited, including comments from leading economists.

Arsenic, a toxic substance that can enter the body through water and food, may thicken the walls of the heart's main pumping chamber, a new study shows. That damage can eventually lead to heart failure.