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Sativex has already been approved in Canada, New Zealand and eight European countries for relieving muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis

In a booming app economy come apps made for helping you develop and test apps, just as apps get more important. Read on for hot app-on-app action! A firm called SOASTA, which dubs itself the "leader in cloud-based performance and functional testing" has some news today about a release of its CloudTest Platform--something that "for the first time" allows "functional test automation for continuous multi-touch, gesture-based mobile applications." Multitouch, gestures, apps, and the cloud all in one thing--it's a tech writer's heaven. Within the news, though, are a couple of important trends, connected to the development of smartphone and tablet technology

By Mo Costandi of Nature magazine Far from expanding your mind, the hallucinogenic chemical found in magic mushrooms induces widespread decreases in brain activity, researchers report today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Psilocybin has been revered for centuries for its ability to induce mystical experiences, and has potential therapeutic value for various psychiatric conditions. [More]

Two women with different forms of macular degeneration treated with stem cells, saw improvement within four months, study found

Do alternative remedies for menopausal hot flashes work? Study finds one doesn't

Although city dwellers may not want to admit it, humans and pigeons (also known among detractors as "flying rats") have been intertwined since ancient times.

Dial of the Prague astronomical clock.

Over the weekend, Facebook quietly registered a series of "newsroom" domains. Could a new journalism project be next for the social media giant?

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Considering going vegan? CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips discusses the pros and cons of plant-based diets.

Pain study of over 72,000 patients yielded clear results when it comes to which gender experiences pain more

A strange bacterium found in California’s Mono Lake cannot replace the phosphorus in its DNA with arsenic, according to researchers who have been trying to reproduce the results of a controversial report published in Science in 2010. [More]

Psychotherapist Robi Ludwig and clinical psychologist Jeff Gardere give pointers on how to create a deeper and richer marriage, including sharing activities, but also maintaining individual lives. (TODAY)

Says intent of redefining the disorder isn't to prevent anyone from getting help; One study suggests kids can outgrow autism

Chances are, you or someone you know has had a run-in with bed bug s. It might have happened in a scrupulously clean bedroom