Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Dec 25, 2014 12:27 AM EST

Child Abuse May Increase The Risk Of Migraines

Recent findings published in the journal Neurology show that childhood abuse may increase the risk of future migraines.

Dec 24, 2014 10:23 PM EST

The Light From An iPad May Be Interrupting Your Sleep

Could the glow of your iPad be messing up your sleep pattern? Recent findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) show that these devices could be interfering with our ability to get an adequate night's rest.

Dec 24, 2014 12:25 PM EST

Scientists Tackle Deadly Ebola Virus with Two Experimental DNA Vaccines

Scientists may have come up with a way to tackle the deadly Ebola virus. They've created two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola and the closely related Marburg virus.

Dec 24, 2014 11:07 AM EST

Scientists Discover Why Dietary Restriction Has Health Benefits and Extends Life

Researchers have found a key molecular mechanism behind the health benefits of dietary restriction, which may lead to treatments in the future.

Dec 24, 2014 10:54 AM EST

Playing Music May Improve Your Child's Brain and Attention Span

Could playing music improve your child's brain?

Dec 24, 2014 10:39 AM EST

Heat Waves Impact Older Americans More Than Expected with Several Serious Disorders

Heat waves may be more dangerous than you think. Scientists have identified a handful of potentially serious disorders that put older patients at an increased risk of winding up in the hospital during heat waves.

Dec 23, 2014 02:02 PM EST

Scientists Sequence the Genomes of 16 Mosquitoes to Shed Light on Malaria

A certain genetics study has shed some light in how malaria is transmitted.

Dec 23, 2014 07:18 AM EST

E-Readers May Negatively Impact Your Sleep After Reading

Scientists have found that the use of a light-emitting electronic device (LE-eBook) just before bed can negatively impact overall health, alertness, and your circadian clock.

Dec 22, 2014 05:38 PM EST

New Antibiotic FDA-Approved For Life-Threatening Infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of the new antibiotic, ceftolozane plus tazobactam (Zerbaxa), to help treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections and urinary tract infections.

Dec 22, 2014 03:44 PM EST

Existing Drug May Help Prevent Memory-Loss

New findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examine how the medication riluzole could help treat normal, age-related memory loss.

Dec 22, 2014 02:55 PM EST

Could Champagne Bubbles Help Solve The Future Of Energy?

What kind of magic might be found inside a bottle of champagne?

Dec 22, 2014 01:29 PM EST

New Study Links Air Pollution To Congenital Effects

Air pollution is a widely studied problem that many officials have examined. For those living in concentrated urban populations, this issue may affect them more than those who live out in the country side. Now, researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered new evidence linking high exposure of ...