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Researchers have genetically engineered mice to be super smellers, and they could one day be used to help detect land mines, diagnosis diseases or make perfume with just the right amount of musk. A team led by biologist ...

Drinking alcohol doesn't only lower our inhibitions on the dance floor, it also directly affects the structures in our brains that inhibit our desire to drink. Specifically, alcohol influences the dopamine receptors that...

Acupressure helped reduce persistent fatigue in women who had been treated for breast cancer, a new study finds.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV advert featuring fashion blogger Sarah Ashcroft, who underwent breast enhancement surgery. The ad irresponsibly implies that bigger breasts can make young women more po...

Girls as young as 9 years old should be given fertility lessons in school in order to maximize their chances of having children in the future. The advice follows the survey results wherein many young people have misconce...

Is medical marijuana the new painkiller? A report from the CDC finds that seniors and disabled patients with legal access to medical cannabis use less prescription drugs.

The United States has the highest car crash-related death rates in the world. Why are more Americans dying in roadway accidents and what can be done about it?

Researchers are causing people to rethink pasta. Those who have been cutting pasta dishes out of their diets for the sake of forsaking carbs might not be doing themselves any favors there.

Men with metastatic prostate cancer should consider getting genetic testing. Results may benefit not just them but also their family members.

Stimulating the vagus nerve in rheumatoid arthritis patients could reduce the autoimmune disease's symptoms, a new study suggests. Findings could lead to new treatments for people who are currently using potent and costl...

A new study in Boston uncovered a gene test that may someday become an important step toward early detection of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers examined gene variants on both young and old study participants.

Scientists in Brazil have found super bacteria CRE in the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, where Olympic games are set to take place. The superbug can cause gastrointestinal, pulmonary and bloodstream infections.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As we age, chronic back trouble may become a painful part of daily life. Almost twenty-five percent of all doctors' visits for low back pain are patients over the age of 65. At one ti...

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) A special form of RNA called extra-coding RNA, or ecRNA, controls the careful targeting to add or remove methyl groups to chromosomal DNA of the adult neuron. The ecRNAs are fundamen...

(Boston University Medical Center) Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Vital Village Network has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at developing the infrastructure to support all children entering ...

(University of Colorado at Boulder) A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that using an electrically-powered bicycle on a regular basis can provide riders with an effective workout while improving some aspects...

(Boston Children's Hospital) A study led by researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, finds that a microRNA called let-7 plays a central role in curbing neuroblastoma and could focus...

(Aarhus University) The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defence system with regard to diseases such as typ...

(Michigan State University) A Michigan State University researcher is using his mapping expertise to help a farmers market and other local food sources go mobile in Flint, bringing healthier options closer to those most ...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a look-back study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concluded that a major operation to fuse the spines of children with a rare form of severe, early-onset scoliosis ca...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) This study investigated whether increasing the frequency of physical activity intervention to twice daily has a greater effect on bone strength compared to a once daily interventio...

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Biologists find a unique version of a filament-forming protein in human cells that insects lack.