Oral contraceptives for women, like the ones pictured above, were first approved by the federal government in 1960. Now, University of Minnesota researchers are working on oral contraceptives for men.

Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there's been ...

Autonomy, the freedom to make personal choices, shapes our daily lives by allowing us to author our own decisions. It's about ...

“We all have a personal recipe for productivity. One person may need six cups of autonomy and just a pinch of collaboration. Another person may require heaps of sociability and noise, with just a ...

People who experience manic episodes often describe the sense of being overwhelmed by the intensity of life. This can interfere with careful and thoughtful deliberation, replacing it with impulsive ...

Healthcare is steadily changing from something people engage with occasionally to something that is becoming part of everyday life. Instead of relying only on periodic doctor visits or lab reports, ...