It seems like banning same-sex marriage may have a negative effect on the mental health of lesbians, gays and bisexuals living in states where such issue is disallowed, a new research shows. The researchers studied interviews done for the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions...

A group of researchers released findings on Tuesday that confirmed the positive effect of papaya leaf extract and its tea on cancer. Nam Dang, a researcher from the University of Florida, along with his colleagues in Japan studied the cancer-fighting properties of papaya against tumors in the breast,...

In an effort to have better treatments for AIDS, a group of researchers conducted a study that has just proven that the virus responsible for the disease can avoid drugs by hiding in the bone marrow and can later emerge to cause the illness. However, this is only the first step of yet an extensive research...

The World Health Organization is set to launch a campaign that aims to vaccinate over 85 million children aged under 5 years old in western and central Africa as a drive against polio. The vaccination campaign will be done by agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross and will start on March 6....

A new research stipulates that drugs intended for bone-building to treat and prevent osteoporosis may actually help in reducing the risk of breast cancer. The study followed 6,000 women with ages ranging from 20 to 69. The findings showed that those who took biphosphonate drugs such as Boniva, Fosamax...

Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Eating too much salt is a major cause of high blood...

A new study indicates that teens who spend a lot of time in front of televisions and computers are more likely to be detached from their parents and even friends. Researchers in New Zealand asked 3,043 teenagers between 14 and 15 years old about they spend their time when they do not have anything to...

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus has nothing to do with chronic fatigue syndrome, a new study postulates but researchers have a warning for American patients. On the repost published online on BMJ on Feb. 26, the researchers said that the study enough to give rise to doubt that XMRV...

A new study in Australia finds that marijuana, if used for a long time, will increase the risk of getting hallucinations. The group of Australian researchers surveyed almost 3,100 adults with an average age of about 20 regarding use of marijuana. The survey showed 18 percent of the respondents have been...

A new research found that it is actually not a specific region of the brain or the system of processes that are happening on the brain that determines whether a person is smart or not. Instead, researchers found that it is in fact the connections between specific areas in the brain that determine the...