In addition to being scientifically incorrect, there’s no reliable evidence that PVT works to relieve people of their ...

A new study introduces the MDM urine test to detect autism risk early by screening for gut microbial metabolites.

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The antivax movement has a central conspiracy theory, but there is also a central delusion behind MAHA, revealed by a blogger with the 'nym Unbekoming.

Summary: A paradigm-shifting critical synthesis challenges decades of psychological and neuroscientific dogma by proposing that humans and animals do not possess an intrinsic aversion to effort.

Online doctor influencers have enormous audiences, partly built on their criticisms of the dysfunction of America’s health ...

If math isn’t your friend (it isn’t always mine), that’s okay. Lewin’s equation says behavior is a function (the f) of a particular person and their environment. Makes sense. P includes your history, ...

Christopher Mukiibi started teaching high school chemistry in Southern California five years ago because he wanted to have a positive impact on students. Instead, he found that he had to spend most of ...

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities. By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz Graphics by Asmaa ...

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm. The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances ...

I've spent the last 10 years studying how people make health decisions, in research and in thousands of hours of coaching calls. Here's the pattern I keep seeing: When someone misses a goal they ...