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The human aversion to losing money is located in a specific structure in the brain called amygdala, say neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagu...  Read more

Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a re...  Read more

A new study has pointed out that Beer can boost the strength of bones and prevent fractures in old age.

Beer is a significant source of silicon, which is a key ingredient of the...  Read more

Hot springs, sweat lodges, and pricey spas around the world are becoming increasingly popular as they offer "sweat wraps" and other techniques claimed to detoxify and purify the body. Howeve...  Read more

While it is still difficult to explain how male homosexuality has risen naturally, as these men are much less likely to produce offspring than heterosexual men, scientists believ...  Read more

An international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center says that an investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once dail...  Read more

A study released today says that workers exposed to tricholorethylene (TCE), a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developin...  Read more

New research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases says that women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease.

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Scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have zeroed in on a potential therapeutic target for controlling viral infection.

Within a virus's tiny exterior is a store of ...  Read more

Scientists at the University of Surrey have come up with a novel approach to analyse metabolic events in bacteria that lead to fatal diseases such as tuberculosis (TB).

The new '...  Read more