A qualitative study of 30 UK adults found that many people see ultra-processed foods as unhealthy but struggle to define them ...

People who score high on measures of prosocial behavior (meaning acts that benefit others without expectation of reward) and ...

Scientists who use imaging to understand the brain's complexity often focus on the strongest signals and ignore the rest. But this strategy, researchers warn, may reveal only the tip of the iceberg. A ...

"Gentle parenting" might make parents like themselves better, but not necessarily like their children. If the goal of ...

We argue that while profound dietary change and systemic transformation are widely acknowledged as urgent, current behavioral science approaches remain too incremental and hesitant to meet the scale ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters ...

In late December 2025, the Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s once-daily Wegovy pill, the first oral GLP-1 medicine for weight loss management in the United States. The pill has ...

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. But whether you’re a skeptic like me or you diligently make one or more resolutions each year, getting on a streak can help you reach whatever goal you set.

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Ask the earliest students of programs that are now part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS), and they’ll likely tell you the same story: the first programs were born from humble ...

At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...