Here’s to science, and living longer, and being careful about whom we allow to get close to us and take up our time.

People who make your life more difficult may be aging you faster, according to a recent study.

A recent study shows that hasslers, defined as “people in one’s close social networks who create problems or make life more difficult,” are often associated with faster biological aging ...

"A growing body of research suggests that negative ties ... may be prevalent and have lasting health consequences," per the study.

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We all have people with whom we struggle, problematic people who seem to drain us of our energies, rub us the wrong way, poke, provoke, frustrate or trigger us. What’s really happening when we find ...

The turbulence started just as Erin opened her laptop. A founder-turned-podcast-host, she’d been traveling for weeks—sponsorship meetings, recordings, partner dinners. Now, somewhere over the Midwest, ...

Most of us have dealt with that person before, right? Someone we’d classify as “difficult.” Someone we don’t like to spend time with, or who makes us feel stressed. We all have at least one person in ...

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