Social activities like pickleball, tennis, and swimming can improve mental health and help people live longer.Playing sports ...

As a hospital-based physician, I almost always treat people with serious chronic health conditions. As a consequence of these conditions, they lose not just energy but also connection to much of what ...

Being more social by visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to new research. Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may ...

With increasing levels of stress among university students, it is essential to explore how institutional resources can support mental well-being. This study examines the impact of physical education ...

The locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system regulates brain-wide neural activity involved in cognition and behavior. Integrity of this subcortical neuromodulatory system is proposed to be a substrate of ...

Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way. By Christina ...

It is widely recognized that social connection plays a key role in longevity. People who are lonely or socially isolated experience more health problems and die younger. 1 A lack of social ...

Frequent socializing may extend the lifespan of older people, suggests a study of more than 28,000 Chinese people, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Socializing ...

It's normal to be concerned about cognitive decline as we become older, especially considering what increasing problems with memory, attention, and concentration may mean for our day-to-day lives. On ...

As people age, health often becomes a larger focus in their lives—their joints become a little more achy, or their vision less sharp. Some might even be dealing with a new diagnosis. To handle these ...

Everyone feels awkward in social situations, sometimes — even the people who seem totally at-ease around other people. Socializing comes more naturally to some people, but almost everyone has to work ...