We know that excess amounts of the stress hormone cortisol may result in damage to neurons in the brain, especially in your hippocampus, or memory controlling area, impairing memory and learning ability in all people, but worse in older adults. Fortunately, levity and laughter may come to the res ... Read more

Research shows that people with meaningful human connections appear to be healthier and happier. But connections don’t come easily, and learning to get along with different personalities at work (and at home) can be a difficult business. While I have, on occasion, complained about a demanding b ... Read more

When residents in the Leisure World retirement community south of Los Angeles were polled about their lifestyle habits back in 1981, 14,000 replied. Recently researchers revisited 1,600 of these seniors (many still thriving and now well into their nineties) to observe their routines and well-bein ... Read more

Here’s a healthy way to perk up your mood without chocolate or margaritas: Get an instant lift just by looking through old photos. Researchers put several common coping strategies to the test and found that flipping through personal photos improved volunteers’ moods better than eating chocolate, ... Read more

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."   While Mark Twain was not a researcher, he did s ... Read more