A recent study looked into the long-standing debate surrounding the impact of spanking on child development. The study, published in the Marriage & Family Review, revealed that the punishment may not ...

Intermittent fasting is still very much in the research phase—but there are some promising findings. However, there's also ...

An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse grain production has increased along with global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels ...

When I talk about punishments here, I do so in their definitional meaning, not what we’ve come to think of punishments: something an angry parent yells while red in the face, taking away their kid’s ...

Even three consecutive nights of reduced sleep can trigger spikes in blood proteins tied to heart disease risk. This effect occurs in young, healthy men — not just older individuals with preexisting ...

Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...

For many of us, raising a glass to toast the end of the working week is nothing out of the ordinary. But spontaneous weekend drinks carry a 26 per cent increased risk of negative outcomes such as ...