There’s no denying that people are spending more time with screens, whether a smartphone or other digital device or a TV. A 2016 Nielsen report found that people spent over 10 hours a day in front of some kind of screen; by mid-2017 that number had already grown by a half-hour per day.

A new analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers of national data gathered from physical activity monitors concludes that most Americans hit the sack later on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Delayed bedtimes are especially pronounced for teens and young adults.

There are lots of theories about why some couples who live together get married while others separate.

Conflict, a death in the family, financial hardship and serious medical crises are all associated with accelerated physical aging. In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that such negative fateful life events — or FLEs — appear to also specifically accelerate aging in the brain.

  High-altitude areas have increased rates of suicide and depression, suggests a review of research evidence in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

As social networking companies feel the heat to create a more socially responsible and positive experience for their millions of users, new research out of Binghamton University, State University of New York explores how the interaction of personality traits can impact the likelihood of developing an addiction to social networking.