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Recent research performed by the Imperial College London on the effects of "magic mushrooms" suggests psychedelic drugs may not be detrimental to our health.
Males appear to endure pain better than females in most regions of the body, excluding childbirth, according to analysis of nearly 72,000 medical records by the Stanford School of Medicine,
'Tis the season for the ultimate test: sticking to your New Year's resolutions. We've all made them at one point or another - whether it is sticking to a diet or pledging to end procrastination.
The U.S. troops which were in Iraq are now gone. More than 30 million Iraqis in Iraq, and many more across the world, celebrated "Iraq Day," or the "Day of Defeating the Occupier," Dec.
The definition of autism could change in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Aspirin is not effective as a preventative measure for healthy people hoping to avoid heart attacks and strokes, according to a study published earlier this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Examining nine trials with 102,621 people, researchers observed that taking aspirin did not result in a reduction in deaths from heart attack, stroke or cancer.
Internet Addiction Disorder is changing the structure of the brain, according to a study of 17 individuals at Chinese Academy of Sciences in
Students and faculty at the University are taking advantage of a multi-million dollar research facility in the Chesapeake Bay to research coastal processes including barrier island, lagoon and mainland ecological systems. The facility, the Virginia Coast Reserve, spans 14 barrier islands and is one of the 26 Long Term Ecological Research center sites located around the world.
2011 was an important year in science. In January, scientists used the Kepler space telescope to find the smallest planet ever discovered until that point, while in March scientists in Fukushima attempted to contain the nuclear meltdown following the tsunami.
For the first time in the United States, surgeons replaced a man's cancerous windpipe with a synthetic one covered with stem cells from his bone marrow. The Environmental Protection Agency has released an online map displaying the nation's major greenhouse gas emitters. Experts discovered a new species of shrimp which inhabit the deepest volcanic ocean vents and may have heat vision. Scientists have found that the climactic phenomenon La Ni
A study conducted at University College London shows that cognitive decline can start around age 45.
Researchers at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam have found a significant positive relationship between how well children perform academically and how physically active they are.
What: A new dental tool which can help fill cavities in teeth and remove plaque while improving the lifespan of the tooth so that the treatment lasts.
Many people became more aware of the risks of radiation exposure following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
He was in for his annual check up. No complaints, no new issues since last year. He still had some knee pain at the end of the day - osteoarthritis.
A study found that wildfires and oxygen-poor environments helped destroy 90 percent of life on Earth in less than 200,000 years. Researchers have found that risk factors of stroke can also signal cognitive impairment. NASA sent Curiosity, the world's biggest extraterrestrial explorer, on an eight-and-a-half-month journey to Mars Saturday in hopes of discovering evidence that the planet might have once been home to microscopic life. A hacker released a second round of emails between climate scientists which portrayed them in a negative light last Tuesday, ahead of this week's gathering of United Nations negotiators in South Africa for the purpose of discussing a global climate pact. -compiled by Surabhi Bhatt, Adnin Zaman and Faiza Arif
Russia sent a probe to gather soil on Phobos, the largest moon on Mars, earlier this month. Hours after its Nov.
After analyzing more than 300 skulls, researchers have concluded there is a correlation between a society's type of economy and its members jawbone shape.
