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 ...

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

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

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 ...

According to Dr. Taylor, collecting is an example of something that she refers to as a schema. “A schema is a mental pattern ...

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 ...

Many people associate addiction with things like alcohol, caffeine, or video games. These are the habits most of us understand because they are common and widely discussed. But addiction is not ...

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 ...

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