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Although party drug ketamine has proven to be highly effective in treating severe depression, more research is needed to better understand its long-term benefits and risks.

Spring cleaning is on the books for Yahoo, after CEO Marissa Mayer confirmed during Yahoo's Q4 earnings call that she would lay-off 15 percent of staff, close five offices, and axe services like Games and Smart TV.

Panic is spreading fast with the spread of Zika virus in the West and health experts are increasingly urging pregnant women to stop travelling to zika-infected countries.

Australians are swapping mortgage forms for credit card and personal loan applications, with consumer credit demand rising 9.7 percent in the December quarter of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014.

Australia should not be complacent about maintaining its top credit rating, which depends on achieving budget repair and a more diverse economy, Treasury secretary John Fraser has said.

In a schizophrenia breakthrough, scientists discovered that a spike in single gene C4 dramatically increases a person’s risk of developing schizophrenia.

Facebook’s quarterly revenue is a mighty impressive figure, and increasing at a more rapid pace than Google's.

Sedentary women suffer more severe menopause symptoms than active women and a Latin American study has linked sedentary lifestyle to a plethora of health problems.

After posting losses every year since 2010, American Apparel’s bankruptcy plan has been confirmed in court.

BuzzFeed has been served with a $11 million defamation lawsuit by Central European News (CEN) and its founder Michael Leidig over its 2015 article, “The King of Bullsh*t News”.

Tuberculosis in China is a major problem and its rising treatment costs force low-income households and individuals to sacrifice basic necessities.

Mystery shrouds the disappearance of a transcript which revealed the agreement between Apple and Google with regards to Google’s search option on iPhones.

After a rocky few weeks for Australian financial markets, China’s latest economic data release should come as a relief.

It’s a world in conflict where people are unsure of the future as income disparity rises and world leaders are discussing key issues at the Davos meeting 2016.

Wine Australia says cheers to the world as its wine export figures reach $2.1 billion, the highest since 2007, and China makes it possible to a great extent.

Barclays is exiting from Australia and around 80 Australians will be losing their jobs.

Microsoft has targeted major players in the wearable technology segment such as Apple, Samsung and Fitbit with its Band 2 that is now available in Australia.

Disruptive technologies - enhanced or new technological innovations that displace conventional and established technology - can create opportunities for new products, new markets, and new ways of conducting business.

Netflix will spend US$6 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to create original programming for 2016.

Should you join a startup? Here are some pros and cons of working for a startup company.

There is quite a movement in the Australian hardware retail sector on Monday as Woolworths announced it was letting go of Masters, while Wesfarmers is expanding Bunnings in the UK in a $700 million deal with Homebase.

The shoes are designed with lights on the front, like the headlights of a car.

Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy S6 have great features, but the price gap is huge between the two.

The US$50 discount coupon available on a Huawei Watch is valid up to September 2016.

Certified and refurbished Galaxy S4 phones work and look like brand new handsets.

The A5 is a cheaper model priced at US$70 (approx. AU$101).

There is no winner since both phones are equally competitive.

Indonesia’s central bank lowered interest rates by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent on Thursday in hopes that it would spur spending and growth.

The LG K4 is supposedly an entry-level smartphone to be priced quite low.