Enlisting a friend can significantly improve a person’s chances of achieving goals in life.

British study finds that older adults who report feeling happy and content live longer than others.

With each increment in score in a standardized optimism assessment, older men and women decrease their stroke risk significantly.

German neuroscientists reveal the physiological basis for positive, emotionally gratifying experiences to promote well-being as we age.

Sedentary behavior is a distinct health risk that necessitates focused environmental and policy initiatives to reverse.

Engaging in friendly discussions helps to improve memory and thinking skills.

Cal Tech (US) team utilizes a novel brain-machine interface to reveal how humans prioritize information, potentially offering assistance to people with neurological impairments such as locked-in syndrome.

Stanford University (US) researchers report that as people age, they become more emotionally stable, experiencing happier and more productive living.

The medial prefrontal cortex region of the brain responds positively to social alliances.

Researchers suggest that an individual's personality and their rate of metabolism are fundamentally linked.