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Oxytocin may intensify spiritual beliefs
Date: Sep-22-2016It is widely known as the 'love hormone' due to its role in social bonding, but new research suggests oxytocin may also play a role in spiritual beliefs.
Cancer: Shutting down fat synthesis in cancer cells stunts tumor growth
Date: Sep-22-2016Using an enzyme-blocking molecule that shuts down fat synthesis in cancer cells, researchers stunt tumor growth in transplanted cells and animal models.
7 Natural Diuretics to Eat and Drink
Date: Sep-22-2016Diuretics are a useful treatment for high blood pressure and other conditions. Learn about seven natural diuretics and their considerations here.
Multiple sclerosis: Progression-reduction drug in the pipeline
Date: Sep-22-2016Research has found that experimental drug, laquinimod, could potentially reduce the progression and may even prevent the development of multiple sclerosis.
First analysis of 'Sustainable Development Goals' published
Date: Sep-22-2016The Sustainable Development Goals provide solid targets by which to measure global improvement. The first analysis of the data yields surprising results.
Gut bacteria may affect obesity risk in youth
Date: Sep-21-2016Children and adolescents who are obese have different populations of gut microbes compared with youths of a normal weight, new research finds.
Sugar and heart disease: The sour side of industry-funded research
Date: Sep-21-2016We investigate the discovery of an influential 1960s study that was funded by the sugar industry to play down the link between sugar and heart disease.
Tension Headaches: Treatment, Causes, and Symptoms
Date: Sep-21-2016Tension headaches, often described as a pressing or tightening pain of mild to moderate intensity, are the most common type of headache.
Alzheimer's protein changes shape to enter brain cells
Date: Sep-21-2016A new study finds that amyloid beta - a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease - changes into a long, flat sheet before it enters brain cells.
Smoking may affect DNA for more than 30 years
Date: Sep-21-2016Some DNA methylation sites associated with smoking remain even 30 years after quitting smoking, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
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