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Higher rate of serious problems after short-term steroid use
Millions of times a year, Americans get prescriptions for a week's worth of steroid pills, hoping to ease a backache or quell a nagging...
Study Links Brain Structure, Anxiety and Negative Bias in Healthy Adults
Healthy college students who have a relatively small inferior frontal cortex – a brain region behind the temples that helps regulate thoughts and emotions...
Mind Wandering Is More Than Just A Fault In The System
In people who intentionally let their minds wander, two main brain cell networks broadly overlap.
Our thoughts are not always tethered to events in the...
Common Factor Links Neurodegenerative Disease in Old and Young
Lipofuscis deposits accumulate in the retina of patients carrying mutations in the progranulin protein linked to neurological diseases.
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the...
Android Trojan Targeting Over 420 Banking Apps Worldwide Found On Google Play Store
Do you like watching funny videos online?
I am not kind of a funny person, but I love watching funny videos clips online, and this...
AUSTRALIA : New Short Range Ground Based Air Defense System
The Australian Government has approved the development of a new Short Range Ground Based Air Defense system to improve protection for deployed personnel.
Raytheon Australia...
North Korea could target Japan with sarin nerve gas missiles
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas towards Japan.
Mr Abe's...
North Korea preparing for nuclear test – satellite images suggest
Three years ago, President Barack Obama ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against North Korea’s missile program in hopes...
Infants show racial bias toward members of own ethnicity, against those of others
Two studies by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and their collaborators from the US,...
Cancer Potential Therapy to Prevent Chemobrain in Cancer Patients
Findings offered by a University of Kansas researcher, identified as one of 20 ‘Must See Presenters’ at the national meeting of the American Chemical...
Dieting Causes Epigenetic Changes During Ageing
In mice, dietary restrictions can lead to changes in lipid metabolism, thus increasing the animals’ lifespans.
Reduced food consumption extends the lifespan of many organisms,...
Surprising Brain Change Appears to Drive Alcohol Dependence
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could help researchers develop personalized treatments for alcoholism and alcohol use disorder.
The...
New tech allows researchers to bypass fingerprint scanner on smartphone
It’s a common perception that we’re kind of safe by setting up fingerprints scanners on our smartphones.
After all, what are the chances that someone...
Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids
A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents' electronic cigarettes required immediate emergency medical treatment that included intubation and an...
Nicotine normalizes brain activity deficits that are key to schizophrenia
A steady stream of nicotine normalizes genetically-induced impairments in brain activity associated with schizophrenia, according to new research involving the University of Colorado Boulder.
The...
