Today, almost a third of U.S. adults are overweight and 43% have obesity. Behaviors that are likely to influence weight may ...

Cultural factors can play a crucial role in shaping our behaviors, values, and self-perceptions. For individuals with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as hair pulling, skin picking, or ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of health issues facing the country today, the influence of various groups and institutions on health policy, and the federal ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

Jessica D. Ayers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Alcohol may appear to soothe nerves and smooth social edges, but beneath that relaxed buzz the brain is adjusting its wiring. Slowly, alcohol interferes with the chemical signals that allow nerve ...

Objective To report the prevalence of mental health symptoms and influencing factors in retired professional high contact team sport (HCTS) athletes. Design Mixed-methods systematic review. Data ...

When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with ...

A study assessing adolescents' self-reported sleep behavior and social factors unearthed a relationship between individual popularity and their sleep patterns. Adolescent sleep behavior can be better ...