For years, scientists believed that our temperament was hardwired by the time we reached adulthood. We were told that if you were a “natural-born pessimist,” that was simply your biological destiny.

If I poured you half a glass of water, would you say it's half full or half empty? If you're inclined to say empty, you might want to look again because studies have shown optimism can promote ...

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”—Winston Churchill Optimism can be defined as “the extent to which people hold generalized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Amr Bo Shanab via Getty Images) For decades, heart health advice has focused on a few key pillars: Eat healthily, exercise, don't ...

New research highlights the health benefits of optimism. A recent longitudinal study of over 9000 older adults associated higher optimism with better cognitive function and reduced risk of dementia ...

It feels like some people are just naturally optimistic ― glass half-full types who seem to breeze through hardship while the rest of us spiral. But optimism doesn’t have to be an innate quality that ...

For decades, heart health advice has focused on a few key pillars: Eat healthily, exercise, don’t smoke, and manage cholesterol, blood pressure and stress. But there’s a growing body of research that ...