Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Jan 07, 2015 01:35 AM EST

Drug For Overactive Bladder May Help You Lose Weight

A drug that's already used to treat overactive bladder may be beneficial for burning fat, according to recent findings published in the journal Cell Metabolism. Researchers found that it helped to reduce white fat stores, while boosting brown fat that helps burn energy that's needed for body heat.

Jan 05, 2015 05:58 PM EST

Concussion Treatment May Alter Recovery Time

New findings published in the journal Pediatrics reveal that rest may not be what you need following a concussion. In fact, too much could be detrimental to recovery.

Jan 05, 2015 05:43 PM EST

Nutritional Education May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence

Researchers at the University of Santa Catarina have now provided Brazilian breast cancer patients with nutritional education and found that it could benefit patients by helping them prevent the recurrence of cancer.

Jan 05, 2015 05:08 PM EST

Could Cold Weather Increase The Risk Of Catching A Cold?

Scientists have long-debated if weather has much to do with getting a cold or not. Yet the results of a new study confirm that colder temperatures do indeed increase this risk.

Jan 05, 2015 03:14 PM EST

Here's How Human Speech Influences Your Baby

The notion of the "word gap" has been thrown around for many years--the idea that parents of impoverished homes speak to their children less, which may later predicts difficulty with academic achievement and financial success.

Jan 05, 2015 02:49 PM EST

Moms Exercise Habits Help Children's Blood Pressure

Researchers at Michigan State University found that the exercise habits of expectant mothers could help reverse the long-standing belief that babies of low birth weight are more likely to have high blood pressure later in life. As high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, plays a key fac...

Jan 05, 2015 12:05 PM EST

New Year's Mochi Rice Cakes Kill 9 In Japan

Health officials have declared nine people dead in Japan after choking on mochi rice cakes, a local delicacy. The cakes have also been blamed for related health issues of 128 people during the New Year's holiday and 13 hospitalizations. In addition to the Tokyo deaths, three people died in Chiba pre...

Jan 05, 2015 08:44 AM EST

Rotating Night Shift Work May be Dangerous to Your Health

While night shift work has been consistently associated with higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, it's only now that it's getting a bit more notice.

Jan 05, 2015 08:01 AM EST

Fructose May be More Toxic Than Table Sugar

Fructose may be more toxic than table sugar--at least in mice. Scientists found that female mice that ate the fructose-glucose mixture found in high-fructose corn syrup had both a reduced lifespan and reproduction rate.

Jan 04, 2015 11:04 PM EST

Rare Skin Diseases Claim The Life Of Teen Boy In Florida

Sixteen-year-old Wesley Chapel died on New Years Eve of the extremely rare skin disease known as Toxic Epidetermal Necrolysis, TENS. The health issue results in blistering of the skin, causing the epidermis to form into several layers. Those suffering from the problem must be treated like a burn pat...

Jan 04, 2015 05:19 PM EST

Some Cancers May Just Be Due To Bad Luck

A new study shows that having most types of cancers may actually be the result of "bad luck."

Jan 03, 2015 09:35 PM EST

Atypical Hyperplasia Also Increases Breast Cancer Risk

A "benign" mass found in the breast may pose a larger health risk than previously thought. Close to 100,000 women are believed to discover this each year, but ignore the seemingly harmless lump known as atypical hyperplasia, or atypia.