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Heavy smartphone and mobile device usage is linked to mental process, traits and behavior, research from the Temple University has revealed. The researchers have found that consistent usage of these devices goes hand in ...

WHO declared the end of the latest flare up of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. The UN agency, however, warned that due to the persistence of the virus in some survivors, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone continue to be at ri...

Viral pandemics are one of the most fundamental, frightening threats to human health: they can emerge seemingly from nowhere, and spread like wildfire through the hyperconnected conduits of our globalized society. And wh...

Two English psychologists have unlocked the mystery behind kissing and discovered that it has nothing to do with love, passion, or lust. Rather, it's all in the brain.

In a world first, surgeons will implant a 23-year-old woman with her frozen ovary so she can become a mother. Ovarian tissue transplant is poised to help young women who had undergone chemotherapy to successfully bear th...

The U.S. Department of Labor said that more than 10,000 severe work-related injuries have been reported in 2015. This is after a new rule was implemented last year.

A report has revealed that most people with autism die decades earlier than their peers, but what drives this phenomenon? Experts said there are several factors at play.

Veterinaries warn pet owners not to give chocolates to their dogs this coming Easter. Chocolates contain theobromine and caffeine that are harmful to the dogs and can cause dog poisoning.

A 3-year-old dog owned by a retired legal secretary from the UK is the first canine to undergo an open heart surgery. The ground breaking surgery, which lasted six hours, was led by Professor Dan Brockman of RVC Queen Mo...

Pizza Ranch Restaurant has more to its menu. A family of a young girl has decided to take the food chain to court after getting sick from its meal.

Ebola has claimed a fourth life in the virus' latest flare-up in Guinea. Experts and health aids are now stepping up their efforts in locating, isolating, monitoring the latest in Ebola cases.

An appeals court ruled in favor of Sugar Lip Treatment balm over alleged consumer misinformation. 'Whether it is worth the effort to extract any remaining product with a finger or a small tool' or not is up to consumers.

The National Health Service has released new guidelines for maternity units and expectant mothers in order to address the high stillbirth rates in the United Kingdom. It is the first time that guidance is advised to redu...

SALT LAKE CITY. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The FDA says about 74,000 Americans were diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Last year, nearly 10,000 of them died of it. Now, researchers have a new weapon in their arse...

(University of Gothenburg) 1,562 women were offered free gynecological pap test screening in three socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Gothenburg, in 2013. A new study from Sahlgrenska Academy, Narhalsan and the Reg...

(American Geriatrics Society) Having coordinated care and a long-term care plan in place that considers the needs of a person with dementia may reduce unnecessary transitions, say the authors of a study published in the ...

(University of Bristol) New light has been shed on the genetic relationship between autistic spectrum disorders and ASD-related traits in the wider population, by a team of international researchers including academics f...

(San Diego State University) The percentage of Americans who prayed or believed in God reached an all-time low in 2014. Five times as many Americans in 2014 reported that they never prayed as did Americans in the early 1...

(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) March 29-30, 2016, the NIH will host a summit of researchers, scientists and clinicians to discuss the advances and research priorities in the field of Alzhei...

(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) EMBL scientists have observed how an egg cell gets rid of its centrioles -- structures that play a crucial role in cell division -- to ensure the proper development of the embryo. ...

(Rice University) Even with higher education, women with a body mass index of 30-34.9 (obese I) have double the risk of depression compared with women of normal weight and same educational attainment.

(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) New research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that life expectancy declined significantly and rapidly in three countries where policy changes increas...