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The more a child is familiar with logos and other images from fast-food restaurants, sodas and not-so-healthy snack food brands, the more likely the child is to be overweight or obese. And, unfortunately, studies have sh...

After an extremely close voting round, the Wusthof Classic Cooks Knife has cut through the competition as your choice for Best Chef's Knife. You praised it specifically for its durability, hand-protecting shape, heft, ba...

Different eras have different ideas. Different folks like different strokes. Different people in different countries have different definitions of what beauty is. So here's an amazing experiment to see that, well, differ...

Individuals with severe symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder who do not respond well to standard OCD treatments may undergo deep brain stimulation. A 37-year-old patient with highly resistant OCD showed improvements...

The Google Cardboard project uses a cardboard unit to transform Android phones into virtual reality headsets. Move aside, Oculus.

The brains of Alzheimer's mice treated with the compound RU-505 showed less inflammation and improved blood flow than those of untreated mice. The treated mice also performed better on memory tests, researchers report. F...

Combining digital mammography and 3D mammogram can significantly improve detection of breast cancer, study finds. The new technology could pave way to changes in how women are screened for breast cancer.

New research suggests that brain injuries may link to the development of dementia or Alzheimer's late in life. The University of California-San Francisco study looked at nearly 200,000 retired military personnel over a d...

Finding our own zen moment with "Rock Simulator 2014," digital home security recommendations, pizzerias getting extorted for BitCoin, and why the Internet is so blue, literally!

German study shows that the prevalence of nearsightedness increases in correlation with the level of education attained. Lead author suggests spending more time outside.

Ebola outbreak in West Africa needs immediate action, says the World Health Organization. Without concerted action, there are fears the virus could spread further.

The Lassa virus, endemic to West Africa, uses an unexpected two-step process to enter cells, research has shown. The results suggest that the mechanism by which Lassa virus causes infection is more complicated than previ...

Pregnant women are at a high risk of having offspring with autism and/or developmental delay if they are exposed to pesticides based on a new study. The study has been led by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute.

Some cancer patients with aggressive tumors may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, new research suggests. Studying triple-negative breast cancer, researchers found that so...

Scientists have identified a potential Achilles’ heel for Salmonella – the bacteria’s reliance on a single food source to remain fit in the inflamed intestine.

Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64 years in the United States, according to a new report. Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths per year from 2006 t...

Scientists have successfully modified the precursor to one of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis, an important first step toward new drugs that can transcend antibiotic resistance issues. In 1993, resurging levels of t...

For children, stress can go a long way. A little bit provides a platform for learning, adapting and coping. But a lot of it -- chronic, toxic stress like poverty, neglect and physical abuse -- can have lasting negative i...

New study finds when a spouse, partner or parent gets chronic migraines, the whole family suffers. Some estimates say 13 percent of adults in the U.S. have migraines, and that almost 5 million in the U.S. experience at l...

More than 40 genes have been identified that predict the level of aggressiveness of melanoma and that distinguish it from other cancers with a poor prognosis, researchers report. This study is relevant because it explain...

The Amazon Appstore already gives away one free app each day, but now it's gone and decided to give away 30 apps, worth a combined total of $100, for free to anyone with an Android phone. Here are the pick of the bunch t...

A phenomenological study offers detailed insights into homeless, alcohol-dependent patients often stigmatized by the public and policymakers as drains on the health care system, showing the constellation of reasons they ...