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It's a proven fact: People who exercise regularly have better sex. A 2005 study from the University of Cincinnati confirmed that people who work out on a regular basis feel [...]

PSYCHOLOGY ENCOMPASSES human behavior in its near-infinite variety, making it inherently interesting to so many people that it is the second most popular college major (after business administration). Understanding how [...]

* YOU'VE CERTAINLY HEARD THE EXPRESSION 'no pain, no gain,' but there's such a thing as pushing it too hard in your workouts. And the consequences can go far beyond [...]

NO MATTER HOW much Janine DeMichele Baggett exercised and obsessed over her calorie intake, she never felt entirely satisfied with her body. Since high school, the 26-year-old actress and web [...]

SPEND ENOUGH TIME reading gossip magazines and women's sexuality can start to look like a game of gender-blind musical chairs. Anne Heche had a three-year romance with Ellen DeGeneres--then left [...]

PAUL WEITZ ONCE told a Hollywood executive a little white lie: Sure, I've directed a lot of theater. That sort of moxie may well be his secret ingredient. It's what [...]

KLOSTERMAN has been illuminating big questions--What makes a piece of art popular? Why do we believe what other people tell us?--with cultural references from Saved by the Bell to Ted [...]

HOW CAN WE get ourselves out of sticky situations? To find solutions, we need to concentrate, recall relevant information, recontextualize ideas, and map out plans, says neuroscientist Richard Restak. Kickstart [...]

Sophie Auster PROFESSION: Singer, Songwriter, Actress CLAIM TO ECCENTRICITY: A record she made as a teenager launched an international singing and acting career. DAUGHTER OF RENOWNED authors Paul Auster and [...]

CONFUSED ABOUT which foods to eat (and why)? Many people are. Is coffee good or bad? What about wheat? How do you get enough fiber to satisfy even the minimum [...]

CHANCES ARE, SOME one has told you to eat your vegetables. If it wasn't Grandma, then it was probably the government. From newsstands to iPhone apps, federal dietary guidelines are [...]

THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST, for all its gorgeous peaks and forests, has the nation's highest suicide rate. Turns out, people living at higher altitudes are at greater risk of self-induced death, [...]

APPROXIMATELY 21.6 MILLION Americans over the age of 12 are dependent on some kind of substance. That's 8.2 percent of the population. And nearly three quarters of involved individuals (15.3 [...]

THE EVENING IS over. You've walked your date home. You gaze into each other's eyes, smile, and wonder whether now's the time to lean in for a kiss. Pay attention! [...]

THIS PAST APRIL, Manhattan gynecologist Susan Grant received an out of the ordinary email from an 18-year-old. 'There's something wrong with me,' wrote the woman, a prospective patient. 'I can't [...]

SURE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, skills, and natural ability all contribute to the salary you can expect to make. But your personality affects your paycheck, too. How much? Here's a close look [...]

THINK YOUR ATTITUDES AND opinions are pretty much fixed? Try holding your pen with the other hand. PT blogger Daniel Casasanto, Ph.D., a psychologist at the New School for Social [...]

CAN'T TEAR yourself away from cataloging your imperfections in front of the mirror? The source of your problem maybe a visual processing error in the brain. Pathological preoccupation with perceived [...]

CATCH A WHIFF of mystery musk on your lover's jacket and your stomach feels as if it's in free fall. Hear your competitor's gloating acceptance speech and your heart pounds. [...]

CAN SILENCING A GENE save you from suffering? The extent of pain a person feels is determined in part by the firing rate of nerve cells in the affected area. [...]

WE'RE ALL CAPABLE of getting in the zone: Writing, running, playing music, even video gaming can sometimes bring on the blissful state of total mental absorption. The key to letting [...]

Beauty products are designed to make us feel better about ourselves. But can they do so by actually altering our brain chemistry? In a growing trend, cosmetics companies are boasting [...]

Shame Shame's personal nature ('I am bad') differentiates it from guilt ('I did something bad'). Women are more prone to it, probably thanks to rigid (and sometimes self-esteem-crushing) cultural beauty [...]

TRYING TO CUT your caffeine consumption? You might not want to strike it from your diet entirely. Research keeps unearthing new benefits this popular stimulant confers on your cognitive and [...]

DOES THE fairer sex hold special favor with Mother Earth? A growing body of research indicates that the great outdoors affects women's self-esteem and environmental concern. Natural Beauty The more [...]

DIABETES ISN'T JUST tough on the body--it may also be bad for relationships. People who have trouble metabolizing glucose tend to be more aggressive; they have less energy to devote [...]

1 When Instant Messaging, which pronouns do happy couples use most? [] A) / and me [] B) We and our 1. (A) Open up and say I! We shows [...]