Temma Ehrenfeld

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.

If a new drug made rejections less painful, one expert argues, it could relieve or even prevent major depression.

It’s hard to miss, with rising rates of suicide and depression: American mental health seems to be in a downturn.

Young people — from teens to college students — are doing the worst, along with working-class people in mid-life.

Ask which domesticated animal is most like humans, and the answer comes quickly: “Dogs!” Like us, dogs live in hierarchical packs, thrive on affection, and are smarter than the average cow, sheep, or goat. Yet all this is also true of the pig.

How money enters into our relationship choices. It's not always so clear.

E-cigarettes can leave carcinogens in your blood and may double your risk of heart attack.

Can we lessen the likelihood of getting psychiatric disorders? Understanding the role in mental health played by the microorganisms that live in our gut and elsewhere in the body may help.

Using gut-directed hypnotherapy to treat IBS can have long-lasting benefits.

Singapore spends much less per person on healthcare than the United States. Its citizens also pay more out of pocket, but health costs are relatively cheap.

Even for those who don’t have celiac disease, eating gluten can come with a range of side effects.