Psychologists from the University of Berkeley and the University of Florida have proposed a new theory to explain why people love movies that exploit negative emotions - such as horror films.

In the experiment on rats proved that some animal fat exchange has been slower than others. This innate feature facilitates the rapid emergence of excess weight.

A group of researchers led by Dr. William Fenical from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California, USA, found in marine bacteria genus Streptomyces two substances that have strong antimicrobial activity is still unknown structural type.

Cheap method of detecting cervical cancer using vinegar, cotton gauze and bright light can save millions of women worldwide, the experts say. The study of this method will be published on Friday, August 3, solid in the medical journal Lancet.

According to a study by Dutch scientists, women are regularly using chips and other products Fast Food, have increased the chances of developing cancer of the cervix and ovaries.

Excessive activity of the immune system, leading to allergic diseases, prevents the development of pancreatic cancer, said International Journal of Cancer.

The level of obesity in the U.S. stabilized after 25 years of uninterrupted growth, reports Reuters.