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Looking at brain tissue from mice, monkeys and humans, scientists have found that a molecule known as growth and differentiation factor 10 is a key player in repair mechanisms following stroke. The findings suggest that GDF10 may be a potential therapy…

Singing to babies may keep them calm much longer than talking to them, even if you do use baby talk, according to the findings of a new study.

A study finds that married people have 40% higher chance of a good outcome following cardiac surgery than those who are widowed, divorced or never married.

Research reveals link between having to make lots of decisions at work and increased BMIYour job could be having an effect on your waistline, suggests new research published in Social Science…

Dancing hard with others raises your pain threshold, Oxford University researchers report.Performing synchronised dance moves and vigorous exercise are each known to encourage bonding.

Neural data from 50 smokers predicted the outcome of an anti-smoking email campaign sent to 800,000.

Mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety are likely to increase in UK military personnel during the months after returning from Afghanistan…

In a new study, brain activity in 50 smokers in Michigan was able to predict the outcome of an anti-smoking advertising campaign sent to 800,000 in New York, demonstrating the promise of neuroscience to inform and improve public health campaigns.

Rehearsing information immediately after being given it may be all you need to make it a permanent memory, a University of Sussex study suggests.