Family

Close relationships with family and friends that allow discussion about personal matters reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 30%, a new study has found. The research suggests that avoiding the loneliness of social isolation is good for your heart.

Anthropologists have assembled the most complete Stone Age family tree, spanning 7 generations. Genetic studies of the remains of dozens of people in a burial site in France reveal some surprising insights into family and social dynamics of the time.

Early last year, MyHeritage made use of deepfake tech to bring old photos of deceased loved ones to life, and more than 100 million animations have since been created. Now the company is back with LiveStory, which adds vocal storytelling to the mix.

The Hyundai Palisade is a replacement for the extended Santa Fe XL, but while the XL was a haphazard three-row, the Palisade was designed from the ground up to have three adult-friendly rows of seating.

It's one of those ideas that seems so simple that you wonder why no one's thought of it before: Gameboard-1 is a tabletop games console that could theoretically replace your board game collection – at least in part.

Smartphones and smartwatches for kids aren't exactly new, but China-based Abardeen has done things a little differently. The company has taken a modular approach with its latest offering – launched this week on Kickstarter – bringing considerable flexibility to the kids phone/watch space.

The Benjamin Button camera is a button-shaped and kid-tough wearable video camera designed for families. The camera, which is currently on Kickstarter, automatically selects the best recorded moments using sound, face and action recognition and edits them into short shareable Full HD videos.

Tech can help bring your family together over the holidays with group games that keep everyone entertained and getting along. Here's our picks for the best party games for phones and tablets.

The start of a new school year is a hectic time, but app developers have busy students’ and families’ backs. Here, we’ve rounded up top mobile apps for education, productivity, and household management that help students and parents keep it all together.

Circle With Disney allows parents to be more informed about their kids’ online activities while also limiting family screen time on every device in the home. That includes smart phones, tablets, computers, and even gaming consoles.

The StoryHome is aimed at helping families to connect via storytelling. it allows family members to share stories with each other wherever they are in the world. If a grandparent records a story on one StoryHome device, it can be relayed to their grandkids as a bedtime story on another.

Not so long ago, self health monitoring was largely limited to weighing ourselves and sticking a thermometer under our tongue. For everything else we went to the family doctor. Enter Cue – a device that allows users to run medical diagnostics at home.