Healthy daily habits may do more than support physical health, they may also help the mind stay adaptable when stress strikes ...

The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart attack or stroke decades later, a landmark study says. Young adults who ...

Here's something most people wouldn't expect. Researchers have found a surprising connection between cannabis use and reduced alcohol consumption, with heavy drinkers cutting back their intake by ...

Habit, not conscious choice, drives most of our actions, according to new research from the University of Surrey, University of South Carolina and Central Queensland University. The research, ...

Most of our daily actions may happen without much thought. Researchers found that around 65% of everyday behaviors are triggered automatically by habit rather than conscious decisions. Many of these ...

Nail-biting and nose-picking have probably been around since our ancient ancestors walked the Earth, but these habits don’t leave much of a physical trace. Tooth-picking, on the other hand, does – or ...