Children who are spanked are more likely to develop sexual problems as adults, according to new research presented yesterday. A meta-analysis of spanking studies found 93 percent agreement among studies that spanking can lead to such problems as delinquent ...

Although the concept appears oxymoronic, a new study finds that sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity ...

A new study finds that only about one-fifth of employed women and men are completely satisfied with the time they spend with their spouse and their children. “Typically in past studies, full-time workers and parents tend to be more ...

A series of discoveries over the past ten years has confirmed that the brains of women and men are different in more ways than one. Now, scientists are exploring the possibility that variations in brain structure, ...

A three-year study of ginkgo biloba fails to provide conclusive evidence to support use of the supplement as a way to maintain memory. Although the trial did not provide a statistically significant finding, meaning the results ...

While the mind-body connection is well-known, most authorities would agree that much remains to be learned on the psychological impact, and corresponding physical effects, of medical intervention. To address this critical knowledge gap, psychoneuroimmunology is a new interdisciplinary ...

While researchers agree that schizophrenia emerges from an altered pattern of brain activity, determining the source or cause of the malfunction has remained elusive. Emerging research points to a genetic basis with a new study finding that a ...

Scientists from Johns Hopkins and the government have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow. The joint research, using functional magnetic ...

A worrisome new study challenges assumptions that the high suicide rate among anorexics can be explained by compromised physical health that leads to death from the slightest attempt. In the new investigation, University of Vermont researchers discovered anorexics ...

Researchers believe they have uncovered a new approach to the treatment of alcoholism. The optimism stems from the discovery that the brain circuit that underlies feelings of stress and anxiety is also a key contributor for stress-related drinking. The ...