It's not just a tired body that needs rest. The brain also relies on a solid sleep cycle for optimum health and longevity. But, as new research points out, shift work can disrupt the internal clock and weaken brain power over time. One new study suggests a decade of shift work can age the brain by more than six additionalRead more

Polio has been largely eradicated around the world, thanks to vaccines developed in the 1950s, first by Jonas Salk and later by Albert Sabin. But in 2010, 445 people of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo were infected by a polio outbreak. Almost half of the infected died. Now, researchers at France's Institut de Recherche pour le Développement have identified theRead more

A better name for resveratrol might by reverseatrol, if new research that claims the compound doesn't improve exercise's positive effects but instead reverse them is to be believed. The study was published on Monday in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. Resveratrol, or RSV, a natural phenol and a main compound in red wine, has been touted for itsRead more

 New Zealand government scientists said Thursday that an international treaty to stop the use of ozone-depleting gases was still working despite a study showing new damage to the ozone layer in the Northern Hemisphere. The researchers from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said they had also contributed to an article in the scientific journal, Nature, thatRead more

Young people can be at greater risk of depression if their bodies have too much or too little of the trace element selenium, according to New Zealand research out Thursday. A total of 978 young adults aged 17 to 25 were asked to complete a depression questionnaire and track their mood daily for two weeks, while blood tests were alsoRead more

 Newly-developed, fast-growing grasses that help make farming more productive could be the next generation of environmentally-damaging invasive weeds, a New Zealand co-author of an international study warned Tuesday. As the global demand for dairy products and beef escalated, farmers were increasingly seeking ways to reap greater productivity from their pastures with grass varieties that produced more seeds and were resistantRead more

The incidence of bowel cancer is dramatically lower after screening, the Australian National University (ANU) quoted a new report as saying on Monday. Research involving 200,000 people found that people who had had bowel cancer screening had a 44 percent lower risk of developing the disease in the four years following screening. "This is great news for the community --Read more

South Korea has joined a international Antarctic research base in Christchurch, the New Zealand's second city, Antarctica New Zealand institute announced Monday. The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) is to open a cooperation office at the International Antarctic Center, where the New Zealand, the United States and Italian national Antarctic programs were based, Antarctica New Zealand Chief Executive Peter BeggsRead more

Reading bedtime stories, engaging in conversation and eating nightly dinners together are all positive ways in which parents interact with their children, but according to new research, none of these actions have any detectable influence on children's intelligence later in life. Florida State University criminology professor Kevin Beaver examined a nationally representative sample of youth alongside a sample of adoptedRead more

A new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests a newly identified neural target is key in contributing to cocaine cravings following a period of abstinence. A litany of genes and neural receptors have been implicated in the science of addiction. But in studying the behaviors of lab mice, scientists found that by simply changing a single amino acidRead more