People who travel more outside of their local area feel that they are healthier than those who stay closer to home, finds a new study.

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom,

Getting more sleep seems to provide big benefits: People find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved well-being.

Wisdom measures are increasingly being used to study factors that impact mental health and optimal aging.

More sleep seems to provide big benefits: Many people find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and improved wellbeing.

MIT study suggests that more sleep, by itself, isn’t necessarily sufficient to bring about an improved sense of well-being and productivity.

People with an obsessive urge to constantly check the news are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety, as well as physical ill health.

An abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person’s level of wisdom and a strong association to well-being.

Removing cash welfare from children when they reach age 18 greatly increases the chances that they will face criminal justice charges.

Research has discovered that feeling hungry really can make us “hangry”, with emotions such as anger and irritability strongly linked to it.

Program tailored for people living with diabetes helped participants lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, and improve overall wellbeing

Toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories grew into teenagers who experience better wellbeing.

Does consuming traditional forms of media – including books, music and television – have an effect on short-term adult well-being?

A three-pronged approach to learning about pain could improve the lives of people experiencing chronic pain.

If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being.

Teens' ability to empathize, to understand others' perspectives and emotions, and to care for their wellbeing, is important to relationships