Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy
Acetaminophen reduces both pain and pleasure, study finds
New evidence for how green tea and apples could protect health
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research have found evidence for a mechanism by which certain food compounds could help protect our health.
Human immune system can control re-awakened HIV, suggesting cure is possible
May be possible to possible to cure HIV with a 'kick and kill' strategy
 Study challenges view that sight-based brain sensory network organization is impaired with blindness
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
Evidence of liquid water on Mars
Nasa's Curiosity rover has found that water can exist as a liquid near the Martian surface.
Bone mineral density improved in frail elderly women treated with zoledronic acid
Single intravenous dose of zoledronic acid improved bone mineral density in a group of frail elderly women
Fragment of continental crust found under south east Iceland
An international team, including researchers at the University of Liverpool, have shown that south east Iceland is underlain by continental crust.
Why we have chins
University of Iowa researchers contend chin comes from evolution, not mechanical forces
New breath technology picks up high risk changes heralding stomach cancer
Nanoarray analysis identifies key volatile organic compounds; could be used for screening, say researchers
Researchers discover an inactive tumor suppressor gene in lung cancer
Inactivation of PARD3 gene promotes tumor cell invasion and metastasis
Forsyth study details how gum disease treatment can prevent heart disease
Newly published research underscores the important connection between oral inflammation and heart health
Antimalarial tea -- from herbal remedy to licensed phytomedicine
Herbal medication derived from N'Dribala licensed and sold as an antimalarial phytomedicine
Ancient herbal therapy can prevent -- and reverse -- cardiac hypertrophy in mice
A natural compound derived from the bark of the magnolia tree, can protect the heart from hypertrophy
Harvesting energy from electromagnetic waves
In the future, clean alternatives such as harvesting energy from electromagnetic waves may help ease the world's energy shortage
Chimps That Hunt Offer a New View on Evolution
Study shows females playing an unexpectedly big role in hunting
Paternal sperm may hold clues to autism
Tags on DNA from fathers' sperm linked to children's autism symptoms
Dementia 'halted in mice brains'
Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.
Archaeologists Take Wrong Turn, Find World's Oldest Stone Tools
Archaeologists working in the Kenyan Rift Valley have discovered the oldest known stone tools in the world.
Cannabis extract reduces epileptic seizures by half
Cannabidiol, made from the non-psychoactive portion of a marijuana plant, cut by half the seizures suffered by epilepsy patients
Knuckle-cracking observed using MRI
Team observes cavity forming inside cracking joints for first time
High rate of healthcare visits before suicide attempts
Most people who attempt suicide make some type of healthcare visit in the weeks or months before the attempt, reports a study in the May issue of Medical Care, published by Wolters Kluwer.
Cobalt film a clean-fuel find
Rice University discovery is efficient, robust at drawing hydrogen and oxygen from water
Neanderthal chefs may have spiced up menus with wild herbs
THE image of a Stone-Age man grasping the bony end of a bloody mammoth leg and chomping down on it with powerful gnashers is taking a bit of a battering.
Smart drones that think and learn like us to launch this year
Mini drones with neural hardware that works like a brain could be in the skies within months – and carry out door-to-door deliveries or monitor crops
Survey shows half of older adults in US now taking aspirin
Over half of older adults in the United States are now taking a daily aspirin
A sniff of happiness: Chemicals in sweat may convey positive emotion
Humans may be able to communicate positive emotions like happiness through the smell of our sweat
Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out If Humans Can Hibernate
Studies of hibernators and experiments inducing short-term torpor in humans may answer whether human hibernation is possible
Is the Gaze from Those Big Puppy Eyes the Look of Your Doggie's Love?
Research finds that sustained eye contact between a dog and its owner causes oxytocin to spike in both - but not so in wolves. What it means remains to be seen
Generic Version of Copaxone, Multiple Sclerosis Drug, Is Approved
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first generic substitute for Copaxone, a widely used drug for multiple sclerosis and the biggest-selling product for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
Effectiveness of new stroke treatment confirmed
Endovascular therapy (ET) for ischemic stroke is the best treatment option for many patients
Evidence grows that melanoma drugs benefit some lung cancer patients
Many patients with BRAF-mutant cancers benefit from treatment with BRAF inhibitors, European researchers report at ELCC
Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn, study says
Research links hyperactivity to working memory
Mount Sinai scientists find unprecedented microbial diversity in isolated Amazonian tribe
The most diverse collection of bacteria yet in humans
One in 4 advanced lung cancer patients started on firstline treatment before EGFR test results available
Lack of test results may impact treatment effectiveness and survival, survey in
'Eternal' camera takes endless snaps
A camera powered by the light it uses to take pictures has been invented by American scientists.
Levitating Train Breaks Speed Record in Japan
Turbo-swift floating trains sound like a thing of the future, but in Japan they’re already out there breaking records.