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Health Why Your Bad Memory Can Be a Good Thing, According to Science You know those people who always boast about having a perfect memory? Maybe they shouldn’t, because having total recall is totally overrated. That’s according to a new paper in the

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Health Why Having Lots of Feelings Is Good For Your Health Happiness isn’t the only emotion that can help you stay healthy as you age. How excited, amused, proud, strong and cheerful you feel on a regular basis matters, too. In a new study, people

Health There's More Proof That Ketamine Works for Depression For decades, scientists have searched for a new type of antidepressant, one that works differently from the 20-plus drugs already on the market. Finding a new option is crucial, since a third of

Health You Asked: Why Do Summer Colds Feel So Much Worse?The season for colds is so predictable that virologists can practically circle its start date on a calendar. The first big spike starts “about two weeks after students go back to school

Health Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice?Have you ever recoiled at the sound of your own voicemail greeting, startled by what should be the most familiar of voices—your own? If so, then you’re not alone. It’s common to

Health You Asked: How Can I Use More of My Brain?It’s a myth that humans only use 10% of their brains. “That idea is not only inaccurate, it doesn’t make any sense,” says Earl Miller, a professor of neuroscience at the

Health Teens Are Getting More Depressed But Using Fewer Drugs The latest snapshot of mental health and substance abuse among teens and adults tells a mixed story of optimism and opportunities for improvement. While teens are using fewer substances now than in

Health Why Is Yawning Contagious?TIME’s new health column, It’s Not Just You, explores the phenomena behind some of life’s most everyday yet baffling behaviors. If seeing someone mid-yawn makes you involuntarily

Health Why Friends May Be More Important Than Family Friends become increasingly important to health and happiness as people age, according to new research in the journal Personal Relationships. They’re so crucial, in fact, that having

Health The New Way To Prevent Anxiety in Kids About 40 million American adults have an anxiety disorder each year. Rates are rising among young people and the use of anti-anxiety drugs is soaring. What can be done to reverse this mental health

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