Better sleep: The added perk of your New Year's goals
As millions prepare to set New Year's resolutions centered on "eating clean" and "getting fit," new research suggests these habits could also benefit your pillow time.
Dec 29, 2025
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Health Behavior
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Biophobia: Why some people hate nature—and what you can do about it
We're constantly told that spending time in nature is good for the body and the mind alike. A large body of research shows multiple health benefits from contact with nature, ranging from stress reduction to an improved immune ...
Dec 29, 2025
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How to protect your well-being, survive the stress of the holiday season and still keep your cheer
The holidays can be filled with joy and positive emotion, but they can also be a time when stress is in overdrive. To-do lists can be long, with little time for personal well-being.
Dec 22, 2025
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Trying to quit smoking? A workplace lottery may help
People who want to quit smoking benefit from lotteries as an incentive. This is evident from the Smoke-Free Lottery, a field experiment conducted by the RIVM, Radboud University and various Dutch universities. The findings ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Quitting smoking completely is best way to protect your health, study shows
New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.
Dec 6, 2025
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Shared decision-making with a child's physician is less common for immigrant parents, finds study
For people who grew up in the United States, navigating health care can be complicated and intimidating, according to Sawsan Salah, a doctoral candidate in biobehavioral health at Penn State. Those complications may be magnified ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Teens mirror parents' self-control in health, academics and money habits, study finds
When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia University psychology research.
Nov 10, 2025
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211 call center care coordination increases referrals for children
Early childhood developmental care coordination with the Information and Referral Federation of Los Angeles County 2-1-1 call center (211LA) is effective for helping families access services earlier than usual care alone, ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Smoking decline linked to fewer newborns with gastroschisis, research finds
A decline in smoking in the general population, including pregnant people, over the last few decades corresponded with a decline in infants born with a birth defect called gastroschisis, according to research presented during ...
Sep 26, 2025
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Health campaigns: Social norm messaging may be less effective for change than expected
In behavioral research, it is largely assumed that people adapt their personal behavior to match the behavior of a reference group. A distinction is made between descriptive norms—the assumption that others behave in a certain ...
Sep 23, 2025
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