At some point, your child will hit a homework hurdle or test prep trouble. As a parent, your instinct might be to dive in and “fix” it: find a tutor, binge on executive functioning articles, and, in a ...

Most students likely connect the term “habits” to their study habits. In fact, for many students the term “study habits” probably gives the notion of habits a negative vibe. But there is another type ...

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, ...

A new study now shows how long it takes to form the gym habit: an average of about six months. The same study also looked at how long it takes health care workers to get in the habit of washing their ...

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? According to conventional wisdom, it takes 21 days for a habit to form, and so those habits put into practice at the beginning of the year should have sunk ...

This post was updated March 2 at 9:20 p.m. The abrupt transition from high school to college may leave Bruins reevaluating their study habits. Bradley Bohall, a third-year biology student, said his ...

New research indicates that everyday lifestyle choices may influence the brain’s biological age by as much as eight years, even later in life.

Want to add years to your life? Following a few healthy habits could do just that, according to a new study. The observational study presented Monday at the American Society for Nutrition's annual ...

Picking up a healthy new habit could extend your life—plus, three other factors that could help (or hurt) your longevity odds.