INTRODUCTION Have you ever been in a room with plenty of plants and instantly felt more relaxed? Plants can both brighten your home and improve your mood. This is due to your body’s intrinsic need to be close to nature. If you live in a city, unfortunately, nature can be hard to come by. However, …

If you smoke and drink in front of your children, you may want to stop doing that. A new study finds that children are strongly affected by the lifestyles and habits of their parents, especially when young. For example, if a parent smoked when their child was young, the child was much more likely to …

If there’s one word that defines the lives of working parents it’s probably ‘guilt.’ Surveys show that at least half of working mothers and fathers say they’re stressed out about work-life balance and how much time they spend with their families. But you probably didn’t need science to tell you that. If you want to …

Aside from keeping us awake and functioning at ungodly hours of the morning and night, new research shows that regular cups of coffee can actually increase life expectancy – while the popular mochaccino has been shown to boost attention span and decrease anxiety. However, the fact remains that many of us rely too heavily on …

Folding your laundry or doing the dishes might not be the most enjoyable parts of your day. But simple activities like these may help prolong your life, according to the findings of a new study in older women led by the University at Buffalo. In the U.S. study of more than 6,000 white, African-American and …