Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organizations don't need as much floor space or as ...

Working long hours comes with a slew of health issues, from too much stress to disturbed sleep, heart conditions, and mental-health disorders like anxiety and depression. It may even cause changes in ...

New research tracking brain activity in real time has confirmed what many office workers have long suspected: sitting in an open-plan environment forces the brain to burn extra cognitive fuel just to ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

Researchers have crossed a threshold that once belonged squarely to science fiction: they have built working models of brains, both in silicon and in living tissue, that can learn, adapt, and even ...

The traditional boundaries between professional and personal life are increasingly blurred. The idea of work-life balance — where work and personal time are neatly divided — has given way to a more ...

If you need an excuse to turn off the laptop over the weekend or rein in overtime, scientists have found that working extended hours actually changes parts of the brain linked to emotional regulation, ...

Avoiding cannabis use before certain cognitive tasks could improve performance Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has ...