Alcohol prevents ability to extinguish fearful memories in mice

If the goal is to ease or extinguish fearful emotional memories like those associated with post-traumatic…

Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children

About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States…

Rapid Arctic warming has in the past shifted Southern Ocean winds

Ice core records from the two poles show that during the last ice age, sharp spikes…

Changing rainfall patterns linked to water security in India

Changes in precipitation, which are linked to the warming of the Indian Ocean, are the main…

CDC guidelines for HIV prevention regimen may not go far enough, study suggests

CDC guidelines for who should be on Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) don't go far enough because current…

‘Goldilocks’ drug prevents chronic kidney disease in primates

A research team has developed a way to avoid ischemia/reperfusion injury of the kidney with a…

Rise of personal technology in criminal proceedings poses risks to individuals’ rights

Personal technology such as fitness trackers and smartphones have become common companions in our daily lives.…

Retroviruses ‘almost half a billion years old’

Retroviruses -- the family of viruses that includes HIV -- are almost half a billion years…

Current controls on alcohol marketing are not protecting youth, warn public health experts

Youth around the world are exposed to extensive alcohol marketing, experts warn, adding that current controls…

Weather’s not to blame for your aches and pains

The weather plays no part in the symptoms associated with either back pain or osteoarthritis, new…