Surprisingly, little research has been done on the health effects of crying. In popular media, crying is promoted as healthful and cathartic. But is it? The results are mixed. In a literature review ...

We've all been there. You're alone in your room feeling glum, so what do you do? Turn on sad music and cry, of course. Though this might lead you to wonder why you cry when you listen to sad music in ...

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Getty Images; Photo Illustration by Lauren Margit Jones for TIME Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one of the ...

Have you ever noticed how much better you feel after a good cry? Tears are not just a sign of sadness or weakness-they are ...

Leaving an infant to 'cry it out' from birth up to 18 months does not adversely affect their behaviour development or attachment, researchers from the University of Warwick have found, they also ...