Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Sep 23, 2015 09:14 AM EDT

The Fruit and Veggie Diet: Eating These Healthy Foods Helps Weight Loss

Want to control your weight? Then you may want to eat more fruits and veggies.

Sep 22, 2015 09:14 PM EDT

Millennials: They Need To Eat Less, Work Out More To Prevent Obesity

New findings published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice reveal that millenials may struggle more with their weight than their parents.

Sep 22, 2015 07:48 PM EDT

Sense Of Smell: Loss Of Stimuli May Signal Increased Mortality Risk

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a correlation between the loss of smell and declining lifespan in worms. Now, new research suggests that this may be an indicator of near death.

Sep 23, 2015 12:07 AM EDT

Sleep Apnea: Depression Reduced Via CPAP Therapy In Patients

New findings published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reveal how depressive symptoms commonly seen in sleep apnea patients could be treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

Sep 22, 2015 08:32 PM EDT

Anxiety: Cultivate Optimism With The Help Of Your Brain

Feeling anxious? Your orbitofrontal cortex may have something to do with it. It's the region of the brain that's located just behind the eyes, and previous research has shown that it plays a role in anxiety.

Sep 22, 2015 12:52 PM EDT

Google Science Fair Teen Winner Created a Simple Way to Detect Ebola

Teens may change the world. A 16-year-old developed a simple way to detect the deadly Ebola virus, winning her the Google Science Fair.

Sep 22, 2015 11:34 AM EDT

Sequenced Flatworm Genome May Unveil the Secrets of Regenerative Medicine

Imagine regrowing lost limbs. That's exactly what a certain flatworm can do with its regenerative powers. Now, scientists are aiming to learn a bit more about this regenerative ability after sequencing its genome.

Sep 22, 2015 10:37 AM EDT

Humans Emit a Cloud of Microbes That's Unique to Each Person

It may sound gross, but it's all something that we live with each and every day. Humans emit their own, personal microbial cloud as they interact with the world around them, releasing bacteria and other microbes as they breathe out, wave and move.

Sep 22, 2015 12:28 PM EDT

Sex After A Heart Attack: It May Be Safe

If you've been a victim of heart attack or stroke, new research reveals that it may no longer be dangerous to engage in sexual activity afterward.

Sep 21, 2015 04:33 PM EDT

The Benefits Of CPR: Toddler Recovers From Near-Drowning Incident

Three-year-old Alise Nipper of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was just playing with her friends after school on July 29 when a storm began. Lighting struck the pool the children were playing in and her mother, Jamie, spotted her daughter from afar, lifeless and at the bottom of the pool.

Sep 21, 2015 02:20 PM EDT

High Fat Diet May Cause Overeating: Here's Why

Not only are high fat foods bad for you and low in nutritional value. They can hold dangerous food additives that may actually make you want to eat more.

Sep 21, 2015 02:30 PM EDT

Cure For Cancer? Scientists Find A Potential Cure Through A Protein

Scientists know that most cancer cells use glucose to fuel their uncontrolled growth, and now an international team of researchers has identified a protein which, if switched off, could stop the disease in its tracks.