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Chocolate is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids, which may have a protective effect against stroke.

New research shows our brains are a lot more chaotic than previously thought, and that this might be a good thing.

New research finds that an increase in brain magnesium improves learning and memory in young and old rats.

New research is casting doubt on the old adage, "All you need to run is a pair of shoes."

The development of antibiotics gave physicians seemingly miraculous weapons against infectious disease. Effective cures for terrible afflictions like pneumonia, syphilis and tuberculosis were suddenly at hand.

Surgeons have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink,

Mango fruit been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab.

Ancient Egyptian cosmetics: 'Magical' makeup may have been medicine for eye disease

Biologists long have marveled at the ability of some animals to re-grow lost body parts. Newts, for example, can lose a leg and grow a new one identical to the original. Zebrafish can re-grow fins.

Closing schools for less than two weeks during a flu pandemic may increase infection rates and prolong an epidemic, say University of Pittsburgh researchers.