Every January, millions of people set new year’s resolutions with the hope of becoming healthier, happier versions of themselves. Yet by February, many of those goals have already fallen by the ...

Quit smoking, exercise more, eat healthier: Every January 1, we plan to do great things over the next year — only to fail every time. Here's how to make sure your New Year's resolutions work out.There ...

The Harry Potter audiobooks helped Katy Milkman make a foundational discovery about exercise behavior. A Harvard graduate student at the time, she was struggling to work out. Once a varsity tennis ...

A new year. A new school year. A new week. Mental health experts say our brains are naturally drawn to fresh starts, wired to find motivation in new beginnings. These moments act like a psychological ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — “New year, new you” is a phrase we hear every January as millions of Americans set ambitious goals for the year ahead. While the enthusiasm starts high, research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s some encouraging news from two geriatricians specializing in longevity that we talked to: Making health-related New Year’s ...

January is wrapping up. And if you are a New Year’s resolution person, I have some not great news for you. February is kind of where resolutions go to die. In fact, some studies show that 88 percent ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

Wharton professor Katy Milkman explains the research behind setting goals and how we can do better at following through. She’s also the author of the best-selling book, How to Change: The Science of ...