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A new Finnish study shows that listening to classical music can affect the genes responsible for certain brain functions and even improve those areas prone to certain diseases like Parkinson's.

Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India has killed more than 1,200 people, and a new MIT study suggests that the strain has acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than previously circulating strains of ...

Dude, where's my long-term memory? A study has found a correlation between heavy cannabis use during teen years and both hippocampus abnormalities and memory problems.

Australia's dealing with a salmonella outbreak and contaminated eggs are to blame; rising interest in the country for recipes needing raw eggs not helping.

Researchers are a step closer to develop bionic heart that can replace a human's heart. BiVACOR, the company behind the bionic heart, has tested the artificial heat on large animals.

About two in every three patients in the U.S. diagnosed with invasive cancer lives for five years or more, reveals a CDC report. A healthy lifestyle may help people to reduce the risk of cancer.

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(Mayo Clinic) Healthy young adults who don't consume caffeine regularly experienced greater rise in resting blood pressure after consumption of a commercially available energy drink -- compared to a placebo drink -- thus...

(Saint Louis University) Findings by a Saint Louis University researcher parallel earlier results: Adding a strain of influenza B could improve effectiveness of an influenza vaccine.

(International & American Associations for Dental Research) Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, University of North Car...

(Kaiser Permanente) Expanding blood pressure screenings to non-primary care settings can help identify more patients with high blood pressure, commonly called hypertension, and could contribute to better hypertension con...