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Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds

When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to a study. Specifically, daily...

Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers

Researchers have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The investigators performed a...

Novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer described by researchers

Researchers have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The investigators performed a...

Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially

The mysterious process by which malaria-related parasites spread at explosive and deadly rates inside humans and other animals has been uncovered by researchers for...

Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially

The mysterious process by which malaria-related parasites spread at explosive and deadly rates inside humans and other animals has been uncovered by researchers for...

Obesity is associated with brain’s neurotransmitters

Researchers have revealed how obesity is associated with altered opioid neurotransmission in the brain. New research reveals how obesity is associated with altered functioning...

Amazon deforestation ‘threshold’ causes species loss to accelerate

One of the first studies to map the impact of deforestation on biodiversity across entire regions of the Amazon has found a clear ‘threshold'...

India bans controversial interview with rapist

An Indian court has banned the publication of an interview with a convicted rapist, who blamed his victim saying she "should just be silent...

Study: Men Tend to Be More Narcissistic Than Women

With three decades of data from more than 475,000 participants, a new study on narcissism reveals that men, on average, are more narcissistic than...

Study: Men Tend to Be More Narcissistic Than Women

With three decades of data from more than 475,000 participants, a new study on narcissism reveals that men, on average, are more narcissistic than...