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A preliminary investigation has found that those who use tobacco with cannabis show unique changes to their brain chemistry.

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A new map of the empire's ancient land routes has nearly doubled the length of the confirmed ancient Roman road network, from ...

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There, in the depths of Sulfur Cave, a team of scientists has discovered what they think might be the largest known spider ...

A Swiss biotech company is putting a new longevity supplement to the test, and the latest clinical results are promising.

In an effort to combat Alzheimer's disease, scientists are looking at existing drugs that could treat the condition, and a ...

Once common contributing factors such as body mass index and smoking status were factored in, the final calculations showed ...

Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y ...

In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...