International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal devoted to furthering the understanding of the behavioral aspects of diet ...

American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) bear a disproportionate burden of diabetes and associated long-term complications. Behavioral interventions play a vital role in promoting diabetes medical ...

Recent decades have seen increasing attention to the contribution of psychosocial factors, particularly behavior, to enhancing or compromising health. Healthy People (U.S. Department of Health, ...

In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses multiple chemicals and connections to orchestrate egg-laying and locomotion over the course of several minutes. A new MIT study that focuses on a ...

Any ICU is a highly specialized environment designed to provide critical care for patients facing life-threatening illnesses or injuries. While primary focus within the ICU is typically physiologic ...

Children with physical illness face all the medical challenges of their condition as well as the psychological trials that may arise as they cope with their illness. There may be emotional bumps ...

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