Researchers in Montreal are trying to establish the first scientific definition for sexual deviancy by analyzing the sexual fantasies of men and women. Their work, detailed in a new study, offers some clarity on the subject, but not necessarily certainty. Current definitions of what constitutes a deviant sexual fantasy, or paraphilia, are frustratingly vague. The so-called bible of psychology, theRead more

 New research suggests that the amount of exercise children get each day corresponds to the amount of available daylight -- and that daylight savings time could have a notable impact of kids' health. When days are shorter, as they are in in fall and winter, kids are less likely to be active. Not exactly surprising, but significant from a policyRead more

A new study done by researchers at Yale and the University of California, Berkeley finds much of aging is in the mind. The researchers used a subliminal technique called implicit intervention with one group and explicit intervention with another. There were 100 people studied between the ages of 61 and 99. The implicit group was shown flashes of words likeRead more

A lot of people drink milk for its calcium, to build strong bones, but a new study claims it might actually be making bones more likely to break. The study comes from Uppsala University in Sweden and is published in the British Medical Journal. Not only does milk contribute to higher likelihood of bone fracture for women, but it raisesRead more

Exposure to moderate amounts of sunshine may slow the development of obesity and diabetes, a study in mice suggests. The researchers showed that shining UV light at overfed mice slowed their weight gain. The mice displayed fewer of the warning signs linked to diabetes, such as abnormal glucose levels and resistance to insulin. Scientists who looked at the effect ofRead more

 If someone suggested you play music or light a scented candle while you slept to better remember what you learned earlier in the day, you'd probably laugh. But while you might not be able exchange a night of studying for playing some jazz while you snooze, there are some surprising skills you can strengthen overnight — some simply by playingRead more

 In a new study, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found children with autism were more likely to have been exposed to certain air toxics during their mother's pregnancy and during the their first two years of life. The paper's preliminary results have been accepted for review by the the American Association for Aerosol Research; it's one of the firstRead more

 It appears children suffering from depression may find relief through music therapy. A joint effort between the Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust and Queen's University Belfast, funded by the Big Lottery fund, resulted in a study that shows promising results for such techniques. "Children who received music therapy had significantly improved self-esteem and significantly reduced depression compared with those whoRead more

People entering their 50s and 60s tend to begin losing some parts of their short-term memory, but compounds found naturally in cocoa may help reverse that occurrence. Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center provided a cocoa flavanol-containing test drink to 37 healthy volunteers between the ages of 50 and 69. Some received a high-flavanol diet and others received aRead more

Iranian researchers from Isfahan University of Technology used nanotechnology to produce surgery suture. The suture is biodegradable and has been produced and tested at laboratorial scale and is made of nanofibers. Parallel to the development in nanotechnology in recent years, the production of nanofibers through electrospinning method and the production of thread from nanofibers have attracted the attention of manyRead more