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That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

Successful and effective leadership is about emotional intelligence (EI): the power to feel, connect, inspire, and lead with empathy. Here are 10 strategies to build your EI.

Year after year, government records show late summer is when most babies are born, with August as the most common birth month. That means—right now—tens of thousands of future parents are planning ...

Rumination is repetitive focus on distress. Learn how this thinking pattern affects your brain, body, and sleep, plus when to ...