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New research has found that drug used for treatment of liver disease can also be used in treating Parkinson disease. The findings were detailed in the journal Neurology.

A mammal communication research conducted by the University of Sussex suggests that, like humans, horses use muscles underlying various facial features including their nostrils, lips and eyes to alter their facial expressions in a variety of social situations. The research is published in PLOS ONE.

The team from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, has warned that people who have undergone bariatric surgery may be at the risk of getting drunk faster as the procedure drastically lowers body tolerance for alcohol. The paper is appeared in the journal JAMA Surgery.

A new smartphone app that monitors patients suffering from chronic cardiopulmonary diseases by analysing the way they walk can warn doctors at the first sign of trouble. Using the health-tracking app, MoveSense, developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a patient's oxygen saturation level can be passively monitored with medical accuracy. Oxygen saturation is a standard measure of health status.

A new study has revealed that even moderate levels of stress can impair self-control. The scientists found that when individuals chose between different food options after having experienced the stressful ice bath treatment, they were more likely to choose an unhealthy food. The study published in the journal Neuron.

Researchers found In the fight against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the incurable brain-wasting disease also known as mad cow disease, a new drug compound could lead to a breakthrough.

Many recommendations and guidelines on several aspects of infant care such as sleep position, breastfeeding, immunization and pacifier issued by Health care practitioner groups. Yet many new mothers do not follow this advice from physicians, revealed a new study. The study appears in the Pediatrics.