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(University of Chicago) Unusually aggressive youth may actually enjoy inflicting pain on others, research using brain scans at the University of Chicago shows. Scans of the aggressive youth's brains showed that an area that is associated with rewards was highlighted when the youth watched a video clip of someone inflicting pain on another person. Youth without the unusually aggressive behavior did not have that response, the study showed.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have found a way to get damaged nerve cells in the brains of mice to repair themselves, a finding that may lead to new treatments for spinal cord and brain injuries.

Insurance firms see a lucrative market opening up to sell policies to NHS patients after the decision to lift the top-ups ban.

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of babies being born prematurely in England, a charity has warned.

In a sign of the economy's toll on the health care system, some hospitals are seeing fewer paying patients - and more people at emergency rooms unable to pay their bills.

Scientists reported this week the decoding of the entire genetics of a cancer cell by analyzing the cells of a woman with leukemia, a move that may revolutionize the most advanced type of cancer treatments. The hope of truly personalized medicine is what drove researchers to study the inner-workings of cells.

After Massachusetts voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, top law enforcement officials are scrambling to figure out what they need to do to put the law into effect - despite their efforts to defeat it at the polls.

Ministers are preparing to revamp the strategy on health inequalities in what is being seen as an admission of failure.

COUNCILS in Scotland are pushing ahead with plans to ban smokers from fostering or adopting babies and young children, raising fears it may become more difficult to find them

HEAD injuries in young children could be an early warning sign of hyper-activity, researchers said yesterday.