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Sofia Beas, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, explains the neuroscience behind creating new habits and brain hacks to stick to New ...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – We’re just days away from 2026, a time when many people set goals for the new year. But some find it hard to stick to those habits. Dr. Sofia Beas, an assistant professor in ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have made promising advances in understanding how to reduce anxiety through specific brain ...