As research progresses, we're uncovering more about how what we eat impacts our minds. The latest findings affirm that our diet plays a crucial role in our psychological well-being.

A recent study highlights the heart-healthy benefits of practicing mindfulness while eating. By enhancing self-awareness, mindfulness encourages adherence to a heart-healthy diet, ultimately promoting better heart health.

Regular exercise offers a simple solution to improve your sleep quality. Even a single workout can make a difference.

A new study finds the best way to promote a natural, neural “reset” and relieve anxiety is to fall into a deep sleep.

Building on their earlier work that suggested people who meditate have less age-related atrophy in the brain's white matter, a new study found that meditation appeared to help preserve the brain's gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons.

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white matter tracts in parts of the brain that support language and other emergent literacy skills.

Children in the United States who have more screen time at ages 9-10 are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later, according to a new national study.

Sleep is a critical part of survival and plays a heavy role in how people function throughout their day. Making matters worse, the average person has plenty of things competing for their attention and making them lose concentration. Now, a team of researchers from the University of South Florida has discovered that quality and duration of sleep can boost a person’s mindfulness.

New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health.

Parenting in a pandemic is not for the faint of heart.

Many children are in virtual school, less physically connected to friends and activities like sports and may have experienced major lifestyle changes from spending more time at home during quarantine. 

Work stress rattling your nerves? Taking a nature walk at least once a week will help you stay grounded.

Having a purpose in life, whether building guitars or swimming or volunteer work, affects your health, researchers found. It even appeared to be more important for decreasing risk of death than exercising regularly.

A new study published in the journal Psychological Science found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful -- what psychologists call "positive affect" -- are less likely to experience memory decline as they age.

Research shows today’s stressors can impact future brain functioning, especially for women. It is this gender difference that was the subject of a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

According to a study by researchers at the University of Central Florida, practicing the martial art Judo is a viable option for helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) be more active and interact with others.

Modern adolescents are growing up in a very different world than their parents. Smartphones and tablets have become “essentials” for children as young as five years old.