Here's why changing behavior alone won’t fix your relationship, and what actually creates lasting emotional change between ...

Behavioral therapy involves building healthier actions through learned skills. Explore different evidence-based techniques.

This method, an evidence-based approach, offers guided assistance to children and adults who need to modify their behavior. This unique approach provides intervention at a personal level, leading to a ...

A mouse study highlights the role of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, offering new insight into the brain mechanisms involved in addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Medicaid/CHIP surveillance demonstrated an 11.4% relative rise in pediatric diabetes prevalence, including a 24.3% increase in type 2 diabetes, with disparities by geography, sex, and region.

This paper presents a conceptual framework for the design of personalized persuasive conversational agents to support positive behavior change. This paper leverages key theoretical models to ...

Center for Social Dynamics, which is backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has acquired Behavior Change Institute, a New Mexico-based autism services provider. No financial terms were disclosed. CSD ...

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London TikTok’s endless ...

Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, though it may be prevented by increasing physical activity (PA). When behaviour change techniques (BCTs) are ...

Imagine a dog leaping excitedly at arriving guests, only to receive a sharp yell or leash tug—traditional responses that breed fear rather than trust. Science-backed positive reinforcement offers a ...

The research, conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center, found that “shifting levels of a brain protein called KCC2 can reshape the way cues become linked with rewards, sometimes making habits ...

Breaking a bad habit can feel like swimming against a current. You know it isn’t serving you, but your brain defaults to it anyway. A bad habit is a learned behavior that’s performed automatically in ...