- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 10th, 2015
New Study Explains How and Why Coffee Reduces Stress
It's all about how caffeine affects brain chemistry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 8th, 2015
Botox Could Help Alleviate Nerve Pain, Researchers Argue
The toxin has so far been used to treat nerve pain in mice
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 6th, 2015
Simple Blood Test Reveals All Viruses That Have Ever Infected You
The test unlocks the memories of your immune system
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 6th, 2015
A Possible Explanation for Why Women Live Longer than Men
95% of the people who live over the age of 110 are women
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2015
Viagra for Women: FDA Advisory Panel Backs New Libido-Boosting Drug
Flibanserin is the work of Sprout Pharmaceutical
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2015
Spontaneous Tissue Regeneration Demonstrated in Laboratory Mice
Drug used to trigger regrowth of damaged, even lost tissue
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 4th, 2015
World First: Scientists Grow Living, Fully Functional Arm from Scratch
The goal is to find a way to grow limbs for amputees
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2015
Memories Can Survive Cryogenic Freeze, Researchers Argue
The scientists claim to have even proven this in worms
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2015
Scientists Use Light Beams to Make Muscles Contract on Demand
The breakthrough could deliver a new treatment for paralysis
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2015
Not Getting Enough Sleep Makes People Eat More, Study Finds
Sleep deprivation found to influence food choices
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2015
Scorpion Venom Could Treat Cancer, Possibly Even Parkinson's
Specific proteins in scorpion venom kill cancer cells
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2015
Zapping the Brain Can Address Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds
Just a weak electric charge would do, researchers say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
Psychedelics Could Help Treat Psychiatric Disorders, Researcher Says
Anxiety and OCD are among the disorders they could treat
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
US Military Sends Live Anthrax to Labs in the Country and Overseas
To be fair, they thought the spores were inert
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2015
Herpes Successfully Used to Treat Skin Cancer
A herpes-based cancer drug could become available in 2016
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2015
Early Brain Surgery Was Borderline Macabre
Haunting photos show brain surgery's first patients
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 26th, 2015
Living Close to a Busy Road Can Make You Fat, Researchers Warn
You might also gain weight if you live near an airport