When Jamie Tyrone found out she had a 91 percent genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, she saw only two paths ahead of her -- live in fear of the debilitating dementia, or do everything ...

Although Bobby McFerrin's 1988 hit "Don't Worry Be Happy" wasn't about the state of the U.S. economy, it accurately sums the message many economists are giving investors. Despite the plethora of ...

Worry plays a role in causing a wide range of psychological problems. Could it be the so-called "p factor" of mental illness?

But, they still haven’t answered the question of why women are more pessimistic than men. Why Not Be Happy? Optimism is good for your health, according to several health studies.

So it's not China's success that should worry us, but rather what happens if China fails. Any visitor to China is overwhelmed by the contradictions inherent in its helter-skelter progress.

A cynic, Ambrose Bierce remarked in his “Devil’s Dictionary,” is “a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.” In the century that has elapsed ...

On the next episode of “The Chicken Sisters,” Amanda is trying to be happy. “The Chicken Sisters,” episode six of season one, airs at 9 p.m. Sunday, May 4, on the Hallmark Channel. LIVE ...

Is happiness something to work hard toward and accumulate over time, or is it something transient and fleeting that should be savored in the moment? Past research has examined who, when and why some ...

Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was inspired by a famous Muslim mystic who famously did not speak for several decades.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Is it time to start worrying? About what, you may ask? Everything, really, but there are a few specific areas which might be more relevant than others.

Every day the headlines warn us about the awesome social, economic and environmental problems confronting China. But however much I read the papers, I still find it difficult to change my view: I ...