Magnetic stimulation of a brain area, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), involved in "executive function" affects cravings for and consumption of calorie-dense snack foods, reports a paper…

If we get sugars down to 3% of total energy intake, it may put dentists out of business, according to a paper in BMC Public Health which analyzed the effect of sugars on tooth decay and found…

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease with symptoms which include the formation of red inflamed lesions that appear on the skin, vary from mild to severe. It affects around 125 million people worldwide…

Researchers have discovered a pathway that may improve understanding of molecular mistakes that cause older women to have babies with Down syndrome. As women age, so do their eggs and during a woman'…

Health systems aren't sexy. Credit: Truthout.org, CC BY-NC-SA By Sophie Harman, Queen Mary, University of London With each week that passes, the Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens. And amid the…

Endometriosis often takes a long time to be diagnosed and affects all areas of a woman's life, from sex to emotional wellbeing, from personal relationships to work.  Endometriosis is a chronic,…

China has 18 percent of the world's population but 25 percent of its diabetics. When the numbers are a staggering 1.3 billion, such a startling disparity in representation means a major public health…

Forget lettuce, adults who consume a high-protein diet are at a lower risk for developing high blood pressure (HBP), according to a paper in the American Journal of Hypertension. One of three U.S.…

Image credit:  Gianluca Rasile via shutterstock http://shutr.bz/1o2xR50 By: Benjamin Plackett, Inside Science (Inside Science) -- From the strip malls of the Midwest to the boutiques of…

Mystery virus EV-D68 exploding among vaccinated children; U.S. medical system clueless without a vaccine warns blogger Mike Adams, who calls himself a "Health Ranger" and seems to exist to undermine…