Today, your body will accumulate quadrillions of new injuries in your DNA. The constant onslaught of many forms of damage, some of which permanently mutates your genes, could initiate cancer and prove...

U.S. regulators Friday approved the first treatment for smallpox — a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago — in case the virus is used in a terror attack. Smallpox, which...

Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and...

Suicide now ranks in the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.  In 2015, 44,193 Americans died by their own hand. That was more than the number killed in motor vehicle accidents...

A YouTube clip called “Jessica’s Daily Affirmation” recently went viral. The clip shows a four-year-old Jessica standing in front of the bathroom mirror saying what makes her happy...

Summer in Malta calls for sun, sea and cold cocktails… All of which go perfectly while lounging on one of the many yachts cruising around Maltese waters. If you’re lucky enough to...

Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children's well-being. More recent research has shed some light on how that may happen: Severe early adversity...

Just as ancient Greeks fantasized about soaring flight, today’s imaginations dream of melding minds and machines as a remedy to the pesky problem of human mortality. Can the mind connect...

We spend much of our time in buildings, and they can have a profound effect on our well-being, for better or for worse. As long ago as 1943, Winston Churchill told Britain’s House of Commons...

The Faculty for Social Wellbeing has recently launched two animations that promote the over 35 courses being offered by the Faculty during this forthcoming academic year.   All 9...