Hoarding disorder is often described as if it might be “caused” by a single errant chromosome, but the trajectory of genetic research, from early linkage ...

Where does hoarding behavior come from? Is it something people choose, something they learn, or something encoded in their DNA? A landmark 2009 study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry by ...

Bangladeshi-American storyteller, novelist, and screenwriter Sharbari Ahmed has little interest in familiar, formulaic narratives. Instead, she is drawn to stories that exist at the margins—stories ...

A bike repair kit is unquestionably useful — unless you don’t own a bike and have no plans to get one in the near future.

There's a particular kind of silence that settles between aging parents and their adult children. It's not hostile, not even ...

Many people associate addiction with things like alcohol, caffeine, or video games. These are the habits most of us ...

This is part four in an American 250 series by historian Danny Couch. America celebrates 250 years of freedom on July 4th, ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

I'm writing for advice about a dear friend, "Meg," who we've known for more than 40 years. She has a son, "Rodney," who went ...

Collecting can actually say a lot about a child’s development.

The Alzheimer's Society has warned that cravings for sweet, fatty foods or carbohydrates can be an early symptom of ...

Most people know me as the germaphobe. I can't really argue with that. If you've ever seen me encounter a doorknob, you probably understand why. But what's always been strange to me is that people ...