Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Aug 05, 2014 07:55 AM EDT

Mid-life Hypertension Results in Cognitive Decline Over a 20-Year Period

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have linked high levels of blood pressure during mid-life to increased risk of dementia over a 20-year period.

Aug 05, 2014 07:13 AM EDT

New Equation Can Predict Your Happiness from Moment to Moment

Happiness may not seem like something simple enough to be predicted by a math equation, but some scientists beg to differ. They've created an equation that has predicted the happiness of over 18,000 people worldwide.

Aug 05, 2014 04:42 AM EDT

Children From Immigrant Families More Likely to Lead Sedentary Lifestyle

A team of researchers have found that children in immigrant families are more likely to be sedentary as compared to the U.S.-born white children.

Aug 05, 2014 06:30 AM EDT

Hepatitis C Will Become a Rare Disease by 2036

A computer simulation showed that effective use of new drugs and screening would make hepatitis C a rare disease by 2036.

Aug 05, 2014 06:02 AM EDT

New Lung Cancer Diagnosis Tool Safe and Effective for Older Patients

Researchers have identified a new safe and effective tool to diagnose lung cancer in older patients.

Aug 05, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Study Ties Speed of Visual Discrimination to Cognitive Ageing

A team of researchers have presented a strong association between decline in visual perception speed and age-related fall in intelligence.

Aug 05, 2014 05:19 AM EDT

Eating Baked or Broiled Fish Helps Improve Brain Health

Weekly consumption of baked or broiled fish is known to boost memory and cognition, a new study reveals.

Aug 04, 2014 01:18 PM EDT

Anorexia may be Encouraged by Pride

Statistics show that close to 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from an eating disorder.

Aug 04, 2014 12:49 PM EDT

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Decrease Dementia Risk

Eating baked or broiled fish once a week could help to boost brain health, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that the omega-3 fatty acid found in this food helped decrease the ris...

Aug 04, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

Video Games Can be Good for You in Small Doses

Playing violent video games may increase the risk of aggressive behaviors. Yet a new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that playing certain video games for up to an hour a day could give some children a social advantage.

Aug 04, 2014 11:54 PM EDT

In-Flight Pediatric Deaths Higher Among Lap Infants

A recent study published in the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal found that some parents should reconsider bringing little ones on vacations that involve flying to various destinations.

Aug 04, 2014 10:24 AM EDT

Scientists Discover New Method to Predict Stress-Related Diseases: Depression, PTSD and Obesity

It turns out that subtle changes in a single gene can predict how the brain reacts to stress. The findings could have huge implications for health issues such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and obesity.