By Anthony Rivas | May 19, 2013 07:36 PM EDT
In order to better diagnose PTSD, researchers looked for the part of the brain associated with the disorder and found them.
By Nsikan Akpan | May 16, 2013 12:50 PM EDT
Electrical stimulation of the brain provides long-term enhancements including increased learning rates in operations and number memory, according to a new study.
By Ashik Siddique | May 15, 2013 10:39 PM EDT
Post-mortem MRI scanning might make grieving parents more likely to agree to autopsies. A new study finds that the method is as accurate in determining cause of death as invasive examinations.
By Anthony Rivas | May 15, 2013 09:50 PM EDT
Inhaling auto emissions can cause trigger changes in the protective qualities of good cholesterol. A new study finds that these changes can make it even worse than the bad cholesterol.
By Christie Rizk | May 15, 2013 06:42 PM EDT
Researchers discover a genetic link to levels of bad cholesterol in baboons, and think the discovery could translate to a better cholesterol treatment for humans.
By Matthew Mientka | May 15, 2013 05:02 PM EDT
Fuzzy and abstract goals for the future may signify not necessarily a Type B personality but depression, UK researchers say.
By Evan Winchester | May 15, 2013 02:24 PM EDT
The drug's active ingredient, radium-223, targets bone metastases in patients with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.
By Nsikan Akpan | May 15, 2013 01:01 PM EDT
A major advance by Oregon researchers turns human skin cells into embryonic stem cells.
By Justin Caba | May 15, 2013 11:51 AM EDT
The Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings were released on Wednesday to provide football players with the information they need to buy the proper protective equipment.
By Nsikan Akpan | May 15, 2013 12:35 AM EDT
Denver hospital develops a blood test to protect against allergic reactions to hip and knee implants
By Anthony Rivas | May 14, 2013 10:03 PM EDT
Cognitive training programs, such as the brain games found on Lumosity, have been shown to improve the executive function of breast cancer survivors who had undergone treatment, according to a new study.
By Christie Rizk | May 14, 2013 04:43 PM EDT
The FDA says GMO foods must go through the same testing and approval process as any other product the agency oversees.
By Matthew Mientka | May 14, 2013 04:27 PM EDT
A study from the University of California, Berkeley finds that racial minorities tend to live disproportionately in areas affected greatest by high heat.
By Nsikan Akpan | May 14, 2013 02:15 PM EDT
Scientists in Belgium describe how bacteria can be used to eliminate the "coffee ring effect."
By Matthew Mientka | May 14, 2013 01:33 PM EDT
Researchers in the United Kingdom say for optimum health, one's waist should be no more than half the circumference in inches of one's height.
By Susan Scutti | May 14, 2013 05:35 PM EDT
A new technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley is sensitive enough to distinguish between a normal brain and a diseased brain with one single noncontact set of measurements.
