For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

Willpower is not purely a personality trait. Aging, obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation may impair frontal brain ...

For years, scientists have believed that compulsive behaviors happen when people become trapped in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control. But new ...

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety during their teenage years, ...

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People who don't need a coffee IV to wake up approach their mornings differently. Before 9 a.m., they ask themselves three ...

This is how your ability to delay gratification and tolerate life with patience shapes everything from your career to your ...

From dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib), devotees abstain from food, drink and other physical needs as an act of devotion and ...

The scientist, whose identity has not been disclosed, was reportedly sceptical of claims that Havana Syndrome was caused by ...

Teenagers don’t ignore your advice just to be difficult. Their brains, social world, and sense of self are in a complicated process of growth. That’s why it makes resistance a natural, yet frustrating ...

People who have rejection sensitivity may experience anger, shame or shut down emotionally when they’re criticised or feel like they’ve been criticised.

Social anxiety isn’t only psychological. New research is revealing its biological roots – and how to reset them ...