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

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

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

New study showd that daily struglle of dealing with difficult or stressful people can have an impact on physical health ...

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 ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways Having one “hassler” in your social network is linked to about a 1.5% increase in biological aging, or roughly nine months.Chronic stress may increase ...

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 ...

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, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica A. Stern, Pomona College (THE CONVERSATION) Relationships can feel like both a ...

One of life’s frustrations is having to deal with difficult people. Everyone has to interact with them. There is no escaping these troublesome individuals. You can encounter them in virtually any ...