How can you prevent your favorite team's loss from ruining your week? An expert weighs in on why we get so invested and how to cope.

Although emotions like fear and anxiety originate in your brain, they ultimately travel through your body and make your heart race and your stomach twist.

Laughter is so fundamental that animals like chimps, rats and dogs share the ability with humans. But in people it serves more serious social functions than just letting others know you’re having fun.

"Superhero Zip," an audio chatbot app, helps kids develop skills like supportive self-talk, emotional management, and self-awareness.

A new study found that feelings of loneliness were less common in people who reported a purposeful life, regardless of their age.

"People who are prone to feeling guilt in their everyday lives are less likely to take bribes," says Hongbo Yu.

Adult alexithymia—difficulty identifying and describing one's emotions—is linked to childhood maltreatment, a meta-analysis shows.

When researchers asked people who lost loved ones to recall moments of grief, their blood pressure escalated as a result.

Both immediate, in-the-moment happiness and the version of happiness that focuses on delayed gratification have benefits, research finds.

Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.