Feeling lonely is never fun. However when it happens in middle age it can take a very bad toll on one's health. In the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, two University of Chicago psychologists report their findings that loneliness leads to very negative physiological affects on middle age bodies. »more»

I was recently interviewed by Life Bite’s Nina Boski for her Sirius radio program and was asked my three biggest tips for maximizing life in the middle age years. Here is my list: »more»

So what makes a healthy personality? Psychologists have been studying this important question, and at least two of these five traits appear to be directly related to physical well-being and longevity: Emotional stability and conscientiousness. More to the point, wellness is linked to changes in these traits over time. »more»

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Most people want to live happy and live long. Can you have it all?

The good news: happiness and longevity seem to be positively correlated -- in other words, longer-lived people tend to be happier, and happier people tend to be long-lived. »more»

Being neurotic can kill you, mellowing out can save you

Previous studies have indicated that high neuroticism is associated with earlier mortality. Recently a Purdue University researcher has found that "neurotic men whose levels dropped over time had a better chance at living longer and seem to recover from any damage high levels of the trait may have caused. On the flip side, neurotic men whose neuroticism increased over time died much sooner than their peers." »more»

A glance at news stories that caught our eye: »more»