It failed to bring Jim Carrey happiness in the award-winning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but scientists have now developed a way to block and even delete unwanted memories from people's brains. Researchers have found they can use drugs to wipe away single, specific memories while leaving other memories intact. By injecting an amnesia drug at the right time, when a subject was recalling a particular thought, neuro-scientists discovered they could disrupt the way the memory is sto Join discussion...

New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics. The high percentage of young adults among alcoholics was unexpected, notes researcher Howard Moss, M.D., the associate director for clinical and translational research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Join discussion...

These are 15 fun ideas that will increase your brain activity. It has been proven that the more exercise you give your brain the more it will grow and operate to new super levels. Are you striving to be more intelligent, more creative? Here’s a great platform on how you can achieve your goals. Join discussion...

The other day I was at the gym and I was pressed for time so in order to get the most bang for my buck I went with my tried-and-true exercises in the short time that I had. Here are my top five can't live without exercises: 1. Running 2. Dips 3. Plank 4. Lunges 5. Yoga Join discussion...

WHO is worried about your legs? The World Health Organization (WHO) that's who. Summer is the season of travel with long flights to exotic places, and long flights puts you at risk for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Although the danger of developing DVT — normally in the form of a blood clot in the calves — is small, it increases if people are immobile for long periods in cramped conditions. Add the fact more and more people are flying and you can see how the incidence of DVT is rising Join discussion...

Government officials from the state of Washington will be meeting this fall to decide on limits for the current 60-day supply of medical marijuana allowed for eligible patients. Just how much marijuana constitutes the 2-month supply is being questioned. The state of Washington never set specific limits to the amount of marijuana that a patient may have in their possession. Join discussion...

British scientists say they have found a gene that could better predict the development of childhood asthma. The scientists, from the National Heart and Lung Institute, said their study of more than 2,000 children uncovered a DNA sequence that has "a striking effect" on the risk of asthma and may help explain why the chronic illness, which affects about 1 million British children, is becoming more prevalent in the country, The Telegraph reported. Join discussion...

Overweight women are known to have a greater chance of giving birth to a larger-than-normal baby. But new research suggests that these odds stay higher even when a woman loses weight before pregnancy. In a study of more than 146,000 women who'd each given birth twice, researchers found that those who maintained a normal body weight before each pregnancy had the lowest odds of having an abnormally large newborn. Join discussion...

People who seek out general weight loss information via Internet forums will, more often than not, receive correct information, especially if the messages are posted on heavily trafficked Internet sites, results of a study suggest. "Good weight loss advice can be given not only by trained professionals, but also by peers who participate in these Internet forums," study co-author Dr. Kevin O. Hwang, of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, told Reuters Health. Join discussion...