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Earlier this month, President Obama announced a proposal to fully map the activity of the human brain. The initiative would aim to better understand both the brain and the often-mystifying conditions that affect it, including Alzheimer's, autism and stroke,...

Votre patron vous passe un savon parce que vous avez mal travaillé: vous dégoulinez de sueur. Votre très exigeante belle-mère vient vous rendre visite: vous avez mal au crâne. Des rumeurs courent sur de possibles licenciements dans votre entreprise: vous n'arrivez plus à dormir. Une dépense imprévue fait un sérieux...

With winter finally behind us, it won't be long before we're anticipating longer days, dips in the pool, weekend trips to the beach -- and bikini waxes. In fact, one group of researchers found that nearly 60 percent of American women between the ages of 18 and 24...

I typically think I'm pretty good at handling stress -- despite being a stage-five worrier, I try to keep my anxiety in its proper perspective. But after researching and writing a piece published earlier this week about what stress is doing to your body, I realized I still...

Your boss reams you out for a bad presentation -- you break out into a sweat. Your demanding mother-in-law comes for a visit -- your head pounds. Rumors swirl about possible layoffs at work -- you can't sleep. An unexpected expense takes a hit on your bank account -- your...

By now, most of us have mastered the basics -- eat breakfast, sleep well, exercise often. But sometimes, even the most health savvy among us can get stuck in a serious health dilemma. You know that it's important to eat breakfast, but might find yourself unprepared in an all-morning meeting...

This Sunday, tens of millions of Americans will tune in for the finale of this year's awards season: The Academy Awards. No matter how much we complain about the show, the truth is that many of us will still be glued to the television screen: from the red...

This review is part of our series on the most popular fitness tracker devices. Read the full story here.

My first impression of the larklife -- especially compared to the sleek Nike FuelBand and the discreet FitBit -- is that...

It's no surprise: Americans are stressed out. According to the American Psychological Association, more than 20 percent of us report extreme stress (that's defined as an 8, 9 or 10 on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is little to no stress and 10 is a...

There's nothing like a heaping plate of mac and cheese, a steaming mug of hot chocolate or a crispy grilled cheese sandwich to take the chill out of the long winter season. (In fact, there's a scientific explanation for why we crave these foods during the colder months.)...

A mile-long to-do list. A stack of unpaid credit card bills. Your high-maintenance relatives.

As much as we want our holidays to be defined by the simple pleasures of the season, stress often has a way of creeping in -- in fact, one poll found that 90 percent...

Each year, some 70,000 young adults between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer. And their stories prompted HuffPost Healthy Living to launch a new series called Generation Why, focusing on the unique set of struggles facing this group of cancer patients and...

This article is part of Generation Why, a HuffPost Healthy Living series putting the spotlight on young adult cancer patients and survivors between the ages of 15 and 39. For more on the series, click here.

In 1997, fresh out of college, Tamika Felder moved from...

Young adulthood is shaky ground. The to-do list is enormous: finish school, move out on your own, launch a career, maybe go back to school, manage finances, date, commit, grapple with fertility.

But for some 70,000 young adults each year, life is a whole lot more complicated.

A classic Thanksgiving pigout may feel like it's basically required, but at an average of 3,000 calories a pop, it's also a diet bust.

The most health-minded among us might load up their plates with the best nutrition intentions -- opting for red wine over white, choosing the multigrain roll...

A classic Thanksgiving pigout may feel like it's basically required, but at an average of 3,000 calories a pop, it's also a diet bust.

The most health-minded among us might load up their plates with the best nutrition intentions -- opting for red wine over white, choosing the multigrain roll...

As Americans head to the polls Tuesday, November 6, they'll be casting their ballots for the candidate they believe is the most fit for office.

But while the Healthy Living editors anticipate the election results with the rest of the country, we thought it could be fun to see how...

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy last week, with massive power outages and wide-spread transportation problems, thousands of east coasters found themselves trading in the board room for the living room -- that's right, working from home.

We at HuffPost Healthy Living compiled a list of some of...

Hurricane Sandy left millions of east coasters without power this past week -- and though some are finally beginning to see the light once again, for others the wait is far from over. But while extended power outages bring obvious, extreme inconveniences to the...

That looming work deadline you're not close to meeting. Your crazy mother-in-law. The election.

Stress. We all have it -- and aside from being uncomfortable during the waking hours, it could be keeping you up at night. In fact, a full 65 percent of Americans report losing sleep because of...