For years doctors have warned their patients about drug interactions with grapefruit juice that could be dangerous for them, but it appears that this tart drink actually improves the use of a promising cancer drug by interacting with the drugs in a positive way, reducing dosages, cost and side effec...
According to a new report by CDC, the cholesterol levels has improved among the children in the United States over the past two decades despite the mounting obesity rates during the same period.
Popcorn lovers may now have to think twice before reaching out for a tub of their favorite snack. Popcorn now comes with a health warning, as a new study raises concern about the food flavoring ingredient used to produce the distinctive buttery flavor and aroma of microwave popcorn and other food, c...
The web has gone wild with NASA's successful launch of the Mars Rover and its team celebrating the incredible feat of landing its Curiosity. Amongst all the blue-shirted NASA workers, one man stood out from the rest. That was Bobak Ferdowsi, flight director for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity...
Two multi-national research teams have newly sequenced malaria genomes revealing new challenges in efforts to eradicate the parasite.
Nowadays over sixty percent of television shows broadcast during prime time hours contain some form of violence. A new study conducted which focuses on violent TV shows argues that preschool-aged children are more likely to have sleep problems if they watched violent TV shows and videos before going...
A new study done by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Southern Denmark have provided an additional motive for men to have toned bodies. The study claims that men who do weight training regularly may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.
The scientists warn that by the next two years the world might have to face a major power failure due to the intense solar storm. Even the communication systems and the satellites would face a major setback due to this unexpected threat from the outer space that brings destruction along with it.
A new statistical analysis by NASA published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that Earth's land areas have seen increasing summer heat waves over the last 30 years, and this is definitely because of global warming.
A team of researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has found radiation from protons could further enhance a process that occurs during tumor progression.
It was a big day for NASA when the most advanced Mars rover curiosity made a flawless landing on the Red planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars at 1:31 a.m. EDT Monday on August 6 after a 36-week flight and commencing into a new two years of invest...
A new study done by Cornell University researchers has found that sexual orientation can be distinguished based on an individual's pupil dilation. The way the pupils react when they see other people is an effective way to detect whether the person is straight, gay or bisexual.
