Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Oct 17, 2014 10:46 PM EDT

Excessive Nail Trimming Could Harm Your Health, Study Shows

Trimming your fingernails or toneails too often can also damage physical health, according to recent findings published in the journal Physical Biology. Researchers at the University of Nottingham university found that daily nail trimmings could actually lead to nail problems.

Oct 17, 2014 10:44 PM EDT

Scientific Breakthrough Helps Design Antibiotics Of The Future

Scientists have made an astonishing breakthrough that could help with new drugs in the future and tackling infection. They have discovered how to use computer simulations to show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics--focusing on the role of enzymes and how they can make the bacteria resistan...

Oct 17, 2014 10:41 PM EDT

What Do We Really See? Memory Provides Miraculous Detail, Not The Eye

Though most of us assume we can see the miraculous detail of the world around us, our eyes and brain are actually deceiving us. According to recent findings published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, researchers have found that the brain works to fool the human body into believing that we ...

Oct 17, 2014 10:48 AM EDT

New Robot May be Able to Conduct Brain Surgery for Epilepsy Through the Cheek

Scientists may have may found a safer and less invasive way to address epilepsy with a new robot.

Oct 17, 2014 10:23 AM EDT

Cell Powerhouses Evolved from Parasitic Bacteria

It turns out that parasitic bacteria may be to blame for the eventual evolution of mitochondria, the powerhouses of animal and plant cells.

Oct 17, 2014 10:05 AM EDT

Scientists Discover How to Stimulate Brown Fat to Burn More Energy from Food

There may be a new way to combat excess weight. Scientists have discovered a new way to stimulate brown fat and thus burn more energy from food.

Oct 17, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

Jet Lag May Cause Obesity by Disrupting Gut Bacteria

It turns out that jet lag may lead to obesity.

Oct 17, 2014 06:36 AM EDT

Older Adults Satisfied With Aging More Likely to Get Preventive Health Care Services

Seniors who are satisfied with aging are in fact more proactive in seeking preventive health care services, according to a new study.

Oct 17, 2014 05:22 AM EDT

Simple Test can Predict Who Are Likely to Face Wound Healing Complications

A simple test called transcutaneous oximetry helps predict if patients, who undergo surgery to remove soft tissue sarcoma, will face wound-healing complications due to the pre-surgery radiation.

Oct 17, 2014 06:27 AM EDT

Drinking Red Wine Helps Boost Spine Bone Density, Study

Red wine, promoted for years for its health benefits, is known to increase the spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome.

Oct 17, 2014 03:31 AM EDT

Diabetic Men With Low Levels of Testosterone are at a Higher Risk of Developing Atherosclerosis

A latest study shows that men with type-2 diabetes and low testosterone levels are more likely to suffer from atherosclerosis.

Oct 17, 2014 05:31 AM EDT

FDA Approves Esbriet to Treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The U.S. FDA panel has approved a new drug, Esbriet, to treat people with idiopathic fibrosis, a fatal disease that is characterized by scarring of the lungs.