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Write of Passage: Dani Shapiro
Exploring life’s biggest questions, best-selling author Dani Shapiro has uncovered answers that are helping her — and her growing audience — live a more meaningful life.
In Their Prime
Think beauty fades after 40? These nine honest, beautiful portraits will make you think again.
6 Recipes to Help Boost Brain and Memory Health
Enhance your brain function with four recipes designed to invigorate mood, memory, and cognition.
Strength Training for All Ages
Boost your balance, power, and coordination — at any age — with this full-body strength-training workout.
Expert Answers: Preprogrammed Workouts on Exercise Machines
Your question, answered.
Candy Companies Ramp Up Kids TV Ads Despite Pledge
A new study shows that major candy brands increased their television marketing to kids after promising to curtail ads.
PUMPNG IRONY: Home Alone?
The vast majority of elderly Americans live at home because they can’t afford the services offered at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. A nascent movement, however, is emerging to answer that challenge.
Another Case for Going Gluten-Free
Is gluten sensitivity — without diagnosed celiac disease — a myth? A new study says no.
Mindfulness Vs. Depression
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is as effective as pharmaceuticals at preventing depression relapses, according to a 2015 study published in The Lancet.
The Dark Side of Food Science
Technology can make your meals fun or forbidding. It’s important to know the difference — and to have a choice in the matter.
How Happiness Improves Heart Health
New research shows how a positive attitude can improve your ability to rebound from heart disease.
Identical Twins, Different Habits: The Surprising Impact of Exercise on Health
What happens to the health of identical twins who have very different exercise habits?
PUMPING IRONY: I Knew That
Sometimes, new research simply reveals what’s already quite obvious.