"But Mommy, there's a boogie monster that lives in my closet!!" Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and ...

A new study shows that sleep difficulties diminish significantly after retirement. Researchers believe this general improvement in sleep is associated with the removal of work-related demands and stress rather than from actual health benefits of retirement. Results ...

A series of accidents and near-disasters has the scientific community inspecting and questioning current practices that call for professionals to work in ...

Researchers believe they have discovered a new mechanism by which the brain sends signals to the rest of the body to control ...

A discovery by German scientists may revolutionize the way students, actors and anyone who needs to improve their memory go about their preparation. Scientists ...

A new University of Michigan study has a surprising twist as researchers discover U.S. life expectancy increased by 6.2 years during the Great Depression. Life expectancy rose from 57.1 years in 1929 to 63.3 years in ...

As H1N1 threatens to erupt as a full-blown epidemic, experts recommend strategies to help control the mental and emotional stress that ...

Concerned about your memory? Get a good night's sleep, suggests a new study that discovered sleep helps reduce mistakes in memory. The ...

In addition to fatigue, irritability and stress, a study has determined that insomnia may be associated with an elevation in nighttime blood pressure -- ...

A new study has determined one-fifth of individuals with early stage kidney disease have depression. The finding is important because the association between ...