The US Food and Drug Administration warned the public once again on the use of the herbal supplement kratom in a statement on...
A tiny burst of electricity can help boost memory, a new study suggests. The trick is to deliver that little bit of...
Children affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or FASD, are more common than previously thought, researchers say. Experts previously estimated that only...
The ozone layer is planet Earth’s line of defense against harmful ultraviolet radiation. Since the 1970s, global ozone has been deteriorating, due...
A man masquerading as a doctor infected at least 21 villagers in Lucknow, India with HIV using contaminated syringes and needles, health...
Dental graduate school students and an orthodontics professor at the University of Connecticut are making unconventional headlines for taking a selfie with...
A biohacker took off his pants and injected his thigh with an experimental, do-it-yourself herpes treatment to prove that the medication is...
Nursing homes in the United States have greatly reduced their use of antipsychotic drugs among elderly residents in response to complaints from...
Shedding extra pounds – whether it’s for a healthier lifestyle or fitting into old clothes – can be contagious, benefitting a person’s...
Years of research have still not reached a conclusion on whether or not cellphones cause cancer. But on Friday, two government studies...
Woodpeckers do get brain damage due to all the drilling they do with their beaks, a new study finds. The bird gets...
Two cosmonauts set a new record for the longest Russian spacewalk after going out of the International Space Station to conduct a...
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency just may be catching up to other large space agencies – it made history by setting the...
The United Kingdom has given its permission for doctors to create the country’s first ever “three-person” babies for two women at risk...
Mexican archeologists have found a burial site that is 2,400 years old containing a bizarre sight: ten skeletons formed in a circular...
People who act nervous around dogs are often told to remain calm because “dogs can smell fear.” As it turns out, there...
A long-lost NASA satellite has been found again, thanks to an amateur astronomer, the space agency announced. The Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global...
A nonprofit organization that believes coffee could cause cancer has pushed a lawsuit in order to force businesses to issue warnings on...
There are specific brain cells that seem to control anxiety levels in mice, scientists have found. This discovery could lead to more...
Five children in China born with misshapen ears have successfully regrown them using cells taken from their own bodies, in a groundbreaking...