Category: Science and Research

New findings show that, on top of its benefits for metabolism, mood, and general health,…

How does the brain process rewards? Researchers are investigating how the brain responds differently to…

Electrical stimulation of the brain through the vagus nerve increases the motivations to work for…

Neuroscience researchers have identified a surprising new role for the ‘hunger hormone’ ghrelin. Ghrelin has…

Recent research suggests that the psychological consequences of being in a disadvantaged position in society…

Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions,…

In a new study, researchers have shown the key role that a protein called Ran…

This Tuesday’s UN top stories are: high-level discussions on the progress made towards the 17…

Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according…

The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been…

Some people are drawn to cologne; others are attracted to perfume. When it comes to…

Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in boys and is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness…

In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of…

Fluctuations in the masses of the world’s largest ice sheets carry important consequences for future…

A new study reveals that female fruit flies switch to ethanol-rich food when their eggs…

Scientists found the first evidence of the tremendous genetic variation that can accumulate in some…

Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study…

A research team used 13 ice cores from Greenland and the Russian Arctic to measure,…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday appealed to doctors to rapidly report…

Amid ongoing concern that painkillers other than opioids are being misused, a new analysis suggests…

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Celsius Therapeutics, a startup built around sequencing genetic material in thousands of an individual’s cells,…

Americans collectively spend more on pregnancy and childbirth than any other nation yet have the…

LOS ANGELES — Internet billionaire Sean Parker has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of…

An analysis of a 160,000-year-old archaic human molar fossil discovered in China offers the first…

A specialist doctor in an urgent treatment unit who worked back-to-back 12 hour shifts at…

Seven current medical students at Edinburgh University accepted degree certificates on behalf of the pioneering…

A High Court judge has refused to quash the decision of a medical practitioners tribunal…

Two patients’ associations that have received funding from drug companies with vested interests are calling…

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could enhance the ability of reef-building corals to…

Rising temperatures in the tundra of the Earth’s northern latitudes could affect microbial communities in…

New WSU research shows people can be taught coping mechanisms to avoid negative responses to…

Unpaid carers are being forced to use their own income or savings to cover the…

I entered medical school in 1971, became a GP principal in 1981, and retired in…

I’ve recently been thinking about why men and women enjoy vastly different levels of financial…

Last winter, dozens of teenagers at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles endured the intense wracking…

“Take care not to abuse trust”Victoria Moore, standards policy officer for the General Medical Council,…

Doctors spend a lot of time explaining things to patients: not just what might be…

What you need to knowIncidence of oesophageal cancer continues to increase in developed countriesMen are…

The NHS will pay drug companies up front for access to new drugs depending on…

Mental health patients want diagnostic descriptions in the World Health Organisation’s international classification of diseases…

Godlee discusses the workforce crisis in general practice. I retired early at age 56 after…

The flu season in Australia has started early, prompting some alarming headlines. But it is…

A new study warns that not all common supplements can protect the body, while some…

Using Facebook might, in fact, be good for the mental health of adults. Read Original…

A new study found a link between uranium toxicity and the high cases of obesity…

Here’s why the internet had its collective breath shook for Keanu Reeves, according to science….

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) might contribute to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, says…

Researchers discovered that eggshells can help create new bones that could speed up the healing…