HEALTH & MEDICINE

A new study where embryonic stem cells were turned into functioning neurons and successful implanted into the brains of laboratory mice represents a crucial step toward deploying customized cells to repair damaged or diseased brains.

Psychopaths are the stuff of suspense movies. Painted as cold and calculating, they can dispatch people without any trace of remorse. But that depiction in the movies may not be purely fictitious as research finds evidence inside the brains of psychopaths.

Thanksgiving is already here, and right this very moment people are all busy grabbing a turkey, getting ingredients, and of course, looking for stretchable pants to wear for dinner. It's no secret that almost everyone indulges a little too far every year in this joyous holiday. But like a hangover, people live to regret the fact that they overate the next day.

Some people cannot stand coffee. They're either not used to its taste, or didn't form the habit of drinking it to begin with. However, with new research arising, some people, more specifically women, might want to pick up a cup and start the habit.

Meditating is a practice that enables people to go to a deeper state of relaxation and awareness. It has been practices for the longest times by monks, and is now fast becoming a way of life for people practicing the peaceful state.

Acne is a problem that most teenagers go through with shame and ridicule. And to treat this problem, teenagers, with their parents, often resort to oral antibiotics - little do they know that that is just the start of another problem.

The AIDS global epidemic is witnessing a dramatic reversal, according to the latest assessment issued on Monday by United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS), which also noted that millions of HIV patients are dealing with the virus successfully.

Australian children suffering from systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) now have access to Actemra, a biologic treatment recently approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Seniors are often associated with taking it easy - slowing down. More often than not, people also think that with age, married seniors also slow down when it comes to love making. But a new survey might just change that, as it found that sex is a significant indicator of happiness among married seniors.

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the US Army's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have isolated and analyzed an antibody that neutralizes Sudan virus, a major species of ebolavirus and one of the most dangerous human pathogens.

The use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, better known simply as MRI, for breast cancer screening is increasing and so is its use in guiding breast surgery when cancer is discovered.

Rabbits are, arguably, one of the cutest, most harmless animals in the world. That is why people were shocked when they saw splashed across news agencies a case of a disease known as rabbit fever.

Do you get up to do something, walk into another room and then don't remember what you were going to do? Don't worry you're not going senile yet because it's actually the door's fault.

Heart attacks run rampant across the world. In fact, according to the Women's Heart Foundation, 1.5 million heart attacks occur in the United States yearly with one-third of the figure leading to deaths. But what people don't know is that deaths from a heart attack maybe caused by the heart itself.

At first glance Jukusui-Kun looks like the perfect children's toy. He's cute, cuddly and shaped like a polar bear. But Jukusui-Kun has another purpose aside from looking so adorable; he's also designed to help sleepers suffering from sleep apnea from snoring too loud.

A group of scientists from Australia and the U.S. report finding two related genes that cause the dangerous skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma.

The 27-member countries of the European Union will start using millimeter-wave scanners after the EU announced the ban on the use of X-ray body scanners in all European airports due to health and safety reasons.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed a promising new treatment for spinal cord injury in animals, which could eventually prevent paralysis in thousands of people worldwide every year.

Blueberries are one of the most popular add-ons to desert, whether it be ice cream or a simple bowl of granola, the small, blue fruit is but an aesthetic element with a sweet-tart taste. But there is more to this blue fruit; in fact, blueberries are one of the healthiest fruits out there.

The Downing Centre Local Court has ordered the GMI Food Wholesalers and its directors to pay a fine of $236,000 for supplying Virgin Blue with inflight chicken meals tainted with the listeria bacteria that infected several passengers of the airline in 2009.

Magnetic stimulation of the brain could help improve language skills of stroke survivors with aphasia, according to research by The University of Queensland.

Ovarian cancer is one type of cancer that strikes women all over the world, so much so that it is responsible for around 3% of cancers of women, reported OvarianCancer.org. Sometimes called the "silent killer," it is often diagnosed in its late stage what with its vague symptoms that can be attributed to other ailments.

People often avoid eating garlic simply because of malodorous scent it can leave its wary consumer's mouth. But people, especially those who have suffered a heart attack, might change their mind about the strong-scented root and give it some respect when they find out that one of its components can help those with a heart problem.

A new study revealed that healthy heart muscle cells increased by 30 percent in animals with ischemic heart disease after receiving cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs).

The life of eight-month-old Iyaad Syed has been saved by donor liver cells implanted through a technique that was the first of its kind in the world, said his medical team.

Controlling computers and other electronic gadgets with just a thought seems like technology that would decades before it becomes a reality but scientists are already developing computer chips that can connect to a computer system.

Scientists in Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island engineered male and female mice to produce the IKKbeta enzyme in their fat. The resulting mice can eat more but gain less weight. The animals exhibit the ability to burn sugar and fat more effectively.

Raising the minimum legal drinking age, or MLDA, has always been the subject of debate and controversy. While some say that 18 years of age is already an appropriate age to be drinking, some stress that drinking below the age of 21 is dangerous.

Research has proven that one to two glasses of wine a day is healthy for the body. However, what about the most common of spirits - the beer? Beer has often been painted to be bad for the health, but recent study suggests otherwise.