New research shows that your brain’s “true age” can shift dramatically depending on how you live, with optimism, restorative sleep, stress management, and strong social support acting like powerful ...

A popular piece of self-help folklore might be more complicated than we thought. New research finds that it takes significantly more than a month for a new habit to form. Scientists at the University ...

Here's something most people wouldn't expect. Researchers have found a surprising connection between cannabis use and reduced alcohol consumption, with heavy drinkers cutting back their intake by ...

For over two decades, researchers have been fascinated by a unique group of elderly individuals known as “SuperAgers.” These are people in their 80s and beyond whose memory performance rivals that of ...

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? According to conventional wisdom, it takes 21 days for a habit to form, and so those habits put into practice at the beginning of the year should have sunk ...

Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...

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People with Type 2 diabetes who combined healthy lifestyle habits with GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications had a greater reduction in risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, including ...

Your study habits don’t just determine your academic success—they also shape the skills you bring to the workplace after graduation. Inefficient or counterproductive habits may hurt your grades now, ...