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Should Placebos Be Used to 'Treat' Patients?Placebos can make people feel better, so why not use them?
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Family Income Could Affect Kids' Brain Structures, Study FindsChildren and teens from poorer families show differences in their brains compared with wealthier children, a new analysis of MRI scans reveals.
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'MIND' Your Diet, and Protect Against Alzheimer'sResearchers have created a new diet they call the "MIND" diet, which may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Energy Drinks Raise Blood Pressure, Study FindsEnergy drinks might prime you for heart problems, a new study finds.
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Obesity Is Complicated and Needs New Approach, Scientists SayWe still aren't winning the fight against obesity. In a new series of articles, experts explain what society has done wrong in the battle of the bulge, and what needs to happen now.
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Cost-of-Smoking Estimates Were Grossly ExaggeratedSmoking a pack of cigarettes a day will cost a person upwards of $2 million over his or her lifetime, a new study claims. But is that claim true?
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Psychopaths' Brains Don't Grasp Punishment, Scans RevealThe brains of violent criminals who are psychopathic are different from even those of violent criminals who are not psychopathic, new research finds.
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Gen X and Y: Why You Need to Watch Your Cholesterol NowPeople whose cholesterol levels are even slightly high while they are in their 30s are at an increased risk of heart disease later on, researchers say.
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How Genes and Environment Conspire to Trigger DiabetesEnvironmental factors such as diet may alter the expression of genes to cause, and reverse diabetes, new research finds.
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