Magicians have long created the illusion of levitating objects in the air. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University have actually levitated an object, suspending it without the need for external support.

Posted on 7 January 2009 | 1:00 pm

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders.

Posted on 6 January 2009 | 9:15 am

New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited.

Posted on 2 January 2009 | 9:45 am

There is growing concern that military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing a range of difficulties, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and alcohol and drug abuse.

Posted on 2 January 2009 | 9:45 am

A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic cause of the syndrome: mutations in the gene Glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit 3 (G6PC3).

Posted on 2 January 2009 | 9:00 am

January 04, 2009 PITTSBURGH, Jan 4, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A computer program developed at a Pittsburgh university can offer limited insights into one's thoughts by analyzing brain activation patterns, researchers say.

Posted on 4 January 2009 | 8:36 am

January 04, 2009 Jan. 4--Having a spiritual experience may be all in your head -- or at least part of it. A group of University of Missouri researchers recently completed a study that claims a particular area of the brain is linked to spirituality.

Posted on 4 January 2009 | 8:36 am

January 04, 2009 In the largest study of its kind, researchers have shown that the risk of autism increases for firstborn children and children of older parents.

Posted on 4 January 2009 | 8:36 am

January 02, 2009 Jan. 2--Rush University Medical Center is one of 11 health-care facilities in the United States and Canada that will share a $4.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify the most effective rehabilitation therapies for traumatic brain injuries.

Posted on 2 January 2009 | 8:36 am

January 01, 2009 Anyone who's ever been snapped at by someone having a bad day knows that feelings of insecurity lead people to behave in ways that might be deemed aggressive. Psychologist Mark Baldwin of McGill University says that insecurity, bullying behavior, and so on are emotional reactions that happen "automatically - extremely...

Posted on 1 January 2009 | 8:36 am