A new study finds another explanation why alcohol drinking is highly co-abused with smoking, that is because nicotine cancels out the sleepiness sensation brought by alcohol.
A new study has discovered two genes important for the growth of hair cells in the inner ear. This breakthrough opens the possibility that loss of hearing and balance due to damaged ear hair cells may soon be reversed.
A new study has found that areas of the brain that are linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and not networked enough in young people with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Eight patients and possibly more who underwent open-heart surgery at a hospital in York, PA, developed an infection from a heating and cooling device used during the surgery.
A 34-year-old man from Washington failed a paternity test because DNA from his unborn twin was passed onto his child rather than his own. This meant biologically that his child’s father was technically his unborn brother.
A new study says that oxytocin may also enhance the pleasure of social interactions by stimulating production of marijuana-like neurotransmitters in the brain. The "love hormone" can induce the production of anandamide, the molecule that activates cannabinoid …
Teens who identify themselves as Goths and who identify with Goth culture may be prone to depression and to harming themselves, according to a British study.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that pediatricians screen all children for food insecurity. Pediatricians should familiarize themselves with
resources in their communities so that they can refer parents to appropriate agencies so children …
WHO is saying that hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts, and other processed meats raise the risk of several cancers, including colon and stomach cancer. Red meat probably raises the risk of cancer as well. It puts issued a very definitive statement that puts processed …
A new research says that increasing a crucial cholesterol-binding membrane protein in nerve cells within the brain may be one best treatment to combat age-related memory loss in people.
