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By radically redefining how economic activities are organized and managed, a new generation of revolutionaries is rediscovering the long-lost art of real value creation. We've discussed many of them: ...

WASHINGTON – The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well...

WASHINGTON -- With little relief in sight, people are getting more anxious about the slumping economy and how it affects them.The share of people who believe the country is moving in the right direct...

Paranoia is on the increase and could go unchecked unless we take urgent action, claims a leading scientist. Dr Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust fellow, warns that changes in how we live and work could mean that we are entering an "age of paranoia". For a decade Dr Freeman has been conducting pioneering research into paranoia at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and recently developed the world's first laboratory method of testing paranoia using virtual reality.

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc is seeking European approval to sell its drug Seroquel XR as a treatment for anxiety, the Anglo-Swedish group said on Tuesday.

From partisans at a political rally to fans at a football game, groups that engage in pompous displays of collective pride may be trying to mask insecurity and a low social status, suggests new research led by University of California, Davis, psychologists. The research will be presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology in Sacramento.

In the famous Dutch Post Code Lottery, the winning ticket is drawn on the basis of the post code. When the post code of somebody who didn't buy the ticket is drawn, this person is surrounded by winning neighbours who are suddenly very rich. As well as the regret for not buying the ticket, this unlucky person feels a strong sense of envy.

The World health Organization estimates that more than seven million people died from heart disease in 2005, making it one of the leading causes of death. Researchers also say that one side effect of ...

SEROQUEL XR (quetiapine fumarate extended release tablets) to European regulatory authorities seeking approval for both short-term and maintenance treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Buil...

WASHINGTON -- The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression, a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull.The woodpecker-like pulses trigger small ele...