Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

How good is your company at problem solving? Probably quite good, if your managers are like those at the companies I’ve studied. What they struggle with, it turns out, is not solving problems but ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and ...

Heart disease refers to any problem affecting the heart, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, and heart failure. Symptoms and treatments depend on the type of heart disease someone has. Heart ...

It can be easy to take our teeth for granted until something goes wrong. Our teeth play a major role in our ability to eat and digest food, and can affect our overall health. Adults typically have 32 ...

Kidney disease affects about 37 million American adults and occurs when the kidneys become damaged and can’t filter waste, excess water, and toxins from the blood. Diabetes and high blood pressure are ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a gradual loss of kidney function often caused by diabetes or high blood pressure (hypertension). It affects about 35.5 million people in the U.S. and usually has no ...

It's Troll Week on Mashable. Join us as we explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of internet trolling. It may seem counterintuitive, but it's possible for trolling to reach an art form — think ...

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...