by MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF Too much artificial light at the wrong time can change sleep patterns and make us groggy in the mornings, scientists report Thursday in the journal Current Biology. They found that a week of camping — completely away...

A music therapist describes how improvising songs can open a vital channel of communication in palliative care. Many patients talk about feelings of powerlessness and a silence in which they become invisible. Photograph: Rex Features All that was dear to...

Can "workplace stress" be defined? I have heard stress can be both good and bad. Is this true? What are examples of things that cause stress at the workplace? Can stress cause health effects? How do I know if someone...

While the overall qualities of warmth and heat have long been associated with comfort and relaxation, heat therapy goes a step further and can provide both pain relief and healing benefits for many types of lower back pain. In addition,...

Jet lag refers to the group of symptoms that we experience after rapid travel across time zones. Jet lag occurs because the body clock, driving our daily rhythms in our physiology and behaviour, can't instantaneously shift to the new destination...