Researchers argue consciousness may be caused by the way the brain generates energetic feedback...
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.
Recent neuroscientific discoveries suggest that a solution could be within reach –...
Birthday and Christmas cards featuring alcohol or harmful drinking reinforce a social attitude...
Birthday and Christmas cards featuring alcohol or harmful drinking "reflect and reinforce a social attitude that excess alcohol consumption is acceptable and associated with...
More than half of Americans with hepatitis C are living in just nine U.S....
More than half of Americans with hepatitis C are living in just nine U.S. states—five of those in a region hit hard by the...
Schizophrenia : body maps show experience emotion
Colorful figures of the human body are helping Vanderbilt University researchers understand how people experience emotion through their bodies and how this process is...
Statins reduce beneficial brown adipose tissue
ETH Zurich scientists have shown that statins, one of the most commonly prescribed classes of pharmaceuticals, reduce beneficial brown adipose tissue.
But this is...
Negative mood – such as sadness and anger – is associated with higher levels...
Negative mood—such as sadness and anger—is associated with higher levels of inflammation and may be a signal of poor health, according to researchers at...
A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical...
A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely...
A live vaccine genetically engineered from a common measles vaccine promises to be effective...
A live vaccine genetically engineered from a common measles vaccine promises to be effective against the chikungunya virus. Such is the central finding of...
Scientists have identified a growth factor found in the kidneys that could minimise the...
Scientists have identified a growth factor found in the kidneys that could minimise the diabetes-inducing effects of blood vessel damage.
The findings come in the...
Researchers have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries
Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with...
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of...
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or...
A policy designed to reduce hospital readmissions through financial penalties was associated with a...
A policy designed to reduce hospital readmissions through financial penalties was associated with a significant increase in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure...
Developed a system using artificial intelligence to quickly diagnose and classify brain hemorrhages
A team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Radiology has developed a system using artificial intelligence to quickly diagnose and...
UPDATE : Murder of two Scandinavian women killed in Morocco – WARNING Graphic...
Suspected ISIS terrorists branded two Scandinavian women the 'enemies of God' as they filmed themselves decapitating one of the tourists in Morocco.
Maren Ueland, 28,...
Pollutants from wild fires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometres from impact...
Pollutants from wild fires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometres from impact zone, research shows
The startling extent to which violent wild fires,...
