Binge drinking can cause absent-mindedness and forgetfulness in many teenager's days later, a study says. A team from Northumbria and Keele universities compared 26 binge drinkers with 34 non-bingers in memory tests, and found the drinkers suffered from short-term memory loss.

The scientists looked at students aged 17 to 19, the age group when the brain is still developing. Researchers said that binge drinking was defined as "at least eight units a session for a man and six for a woman, once or twice a week," BBC reports

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter praised on Saturday the local health officials' response to a salmonella outbreak that has made dozens of people sick. Health officials are tracing the source.

As of Saturday, the outbreak had led to 183 cases of salmonella, 57 were confirmed by laboratory testing and nine people were hospitalized. More people are expected to get sick because of salmonella's incubation period

A recent study revealed that one-third of all seniors are suffering from an impaired memory. The cognitive lapses experienced by those over 70-years-old were determined to occur whether or not the person was suffering from any kind of dementia.

Experts from several universities determined their findings from observing 856 participants made to take a variety of neurophysical tests. Further data from the subjects' memory were gathered from family members. Loved ones were also interviewed about the participants' physical capacity to go through daily activities. Medical histories were also taken note of

A groundbreaking study has revealed why some people are able to recover from a traumatic event, while others develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both genetic and environmental factors affect people's risk of developing post-traumatic stress, the new study found.

A particular genetic variant makes people much more susceptible to PTSD after tragic experiences, but only if they have also had an abusive childhood, scientists in the United States have discovered

Health authorities in Uganda have declared the Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the country is over.

According to a World Health Organization statement Thursday, the last person in Uganda infected by the deadly virus was discharged from a hospital on Jan. 8. No incident of the disease occurred after that date or after 42 days, which is twice the maximum Ebola incubation period of 21 days