2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (788+ words) One summer several years ago, Harry Creffield got a dream job acting in a play in Cornwall, a vacation destination on England's southern coast. The actor and comedian was given free accommodations and plenty of time outside of rehearsals and…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (273+ words) Whether or not to have children can be one of the most difficult decisions people will make in their lifetimes. Prospective parents often worry about issues like affording child care and other expenses, maintaining a career, and navigating global crises…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1074+ words) Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist who pressed her field " and her patients " to more directly confront fear and anxiety, revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, died on March 24 at a hospital in Philadelphia. She was 88. Her death, from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1085+ words) Elizabeth, 64, a former lawyer in Ontario, Canada, had taken the antidepressant Celexa for two decades. It helped her cope with the stress of being a full-time caregiver for her two sons, who are autistic. But last year her medication wasn't…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (529+ words) Getting high, but feeling low. Science is split on whether the effects of cannabis are good or bad, with recent research showing it could boost brain power in older adults, while other studies show the purported benefits go up in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (499+ words) Ever since weed started becoming legal across the country, and more and more people started indulging in what was once taboo, scientists have been mulling over the meaning of a particular observation. That observation? Why do some people use cannabis…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (351+ words) Yes, I know my mind is a fickle little bee doting on a thousand thoughts, but I'm getting better at chasing my mind back to the moment of course, this wonder, the trying to hold it. But I do what…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (419+ words) In the most connected era in human history, people are dying of loneliness. Roughly 100 every hour, according to a grim new report from the World Health Organization. That's more than 871, 000 people per year. To put that into perspective: loneliness is…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (646+ words) Embarking on a low-calorie diet could potentially lead to negative mental health, researchers in Toronto, Canada, have revealed. A new study, published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, investigated how the adoption of restrictive diets could instigate depressive symptoms. Using…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (261+ words) They had quite a trip. A pair of New York hikers called police, believing their friend had died on an Adirondacks trail but were discovered to be entirely mistaken and stoned off psychedelic mushrooms, according to authorities. The hikers were…...