A new study links coffee consumption to lower risk of all-cause mortality, but found benefits diminished with additives like milk or sugar.

In this podcast, a psychologist digs into how grief affects our bodies, including why grieving can make us more vulnerable to diseases.

For centuries, philosophers have argued that only humans can truly comprehend mortality. What if they’re wrong?

On this episode of the Big Brains podcast, the author of a new book digs into what happens when we die.

A new survey sheds light on the difficult decisions dog owners have to make when it's time to say goodbye to their dogs.

In this episode of the Big Brains podcast, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains how our quest to slow aging is becoming a reality.

When a baby is stillborn, parents, friends, and family may think that talking about it will be too painful. But it can actually help healing.

Simple activities, or "uplifts," like spending time with family and friends, can help people feel better after the loss of a loved one.

People with chronic inflammation who live in poverty have an increased risk of dying from heart disease and cancer, researchers find.

"To our major surprise, in both samples we found that having bipolar disorder is far more of a risk for premature death than smoking."