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Gut Bacteria Influences Your Dietary Habits: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 18, 2014 06:01 AM EDT

Microbes and bacteria in the digestive tract influence your eating habits, finds a study.

Armed group storms Ebola quarantine in Liberian capital

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 17, 2014 12:42 PM EDT

Armed men stormed a quarantine facility in Monrovia, Liberia, allowing around 30 people believed to have Ebola to escape, raising new concerns about the efficacy of quarantines in countries coping with the outbreak of the Ebola virus.

Dopamine replacement associated with impulse control increase in early Parkinson's

By Staff Reporter - Aug 16, 2014 09:55 AM EDT

New Penn Medicine research shows that neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety and fatigue are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared to the general population.

9/11 Dust Cloud Caused Many Premature Births and Pregnancy Complications: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 16, 2014 07:50 AM EDT

Experts say a dust cloud that occurred during 9/11 tragedy in New York was linked to several birth complications.

Many Skin-care Products Contain Toxic Mercury: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 16, 2014 06:48 AM EDT

Many skin creams and lotions contain mercury, warns a new study.

One-in-every 10 Employees is Addicted to His Work: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 16, 2014 06:44 AM EDT

Study says at least one-in-every 10 employees is workaholic.

Ebola vaccine distribution 1 month away at least; airdrops of aid considered for quarantined

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 14, 2014 07:30 PM EDT

The distribution of the first doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus is at least a month away as international aid agencies consider using air drops to deliver supplies to communities that have been quarantined.

Adults with autism at higher risk of sexual victimization: York University study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 14, 2014 05:56 PM EDT

Adults with autism are at a higher risk of sexual victimization than adults without, due to lack of sex education, but with improved interventions that focus on sexual knowledge and skill building, the risk could be reduced, according to a recent study by York University researchers.

Sound of Clock's Ticking Influences Women's Desire to Marry or Have Children: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 14, 2014 08:57 AM EDT

Listening to sound of the clock ticking makes women want to marry and start a family, finds a study.

Obese People Are at Risk of Developing 10 Common Forms of Cancer: Study

By Staff Reporter - Aug 14, 2014 08:24 AM EDT

Too much body weight is linked to the risk of the 10 most common forms of cancer, according to a study.

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