In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those effects appear to last…

Here we go again, this time it is Stuart Kauffman’s turn to write silly things about science and religion. Kauffman is a serious and brilliant scientist, best known for his work on…

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Smokers wishing to quit would be wasting their money if they use complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy or acupuncture - smoking cessation experts claim today (…

Caffeine has been found to protect mice from a disease similar to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. As if we needed another excuse to drink coffee. MS is disorder of the central…

Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has…

LONDON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician experts at the British Association of Urological Surgeons' (BAUS) annual meeting this week heard how discussions with NICE have opened the way for patients…

NERVIANO, Italy, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- - Accelera Recognised as Key Partner in the Development of a New Therapy The development of fexinidazole for the treatment of African trypanosomiasis,…

GALASHIELS, Scotland, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ProStrakan Group plc (LSE: PSK), the international specialty pharmaceutical company, announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (…

California and New York regulators have been in the news lately (such as here and here), with their attempts to crack down on the nascent direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry. These states…

Liver cancer is the third most common global cause of cancer death and a new study may be good news for drinkers and growers. The large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse…