Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Apr 29, 2014 03:29 PM EDT

Chronic Stress Increases Risk of Diet-Related Metabolic Issues

Statistics show that almost 35 percent of Americans are affected by a metabolic syndrome, a combination of factors including heart disease, stroke and/or diabetes, which is often times exacerbated by stress.

Apr 29, 2014 03:05 PM EDT

Type 2 Diabetes Could Result from Loss of Brain Matter, University Study Says

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, affecting over 15 million people in the United States and amassing billions of dollars in health care costs. A new study found that the disease is associated with brain degeneration.

Apr 29, 2014 12:43 PM EDT

Scientists May Test for Depression Through Your Blood

Depression is a serious condition, and can impact a person's life in multiple ways. Now, though, scientists have found a new way to possibly detect depression--through a person's blood.

Apr 29, 2014 02:21 PM EDT

What We Hear Determines What We Say

We might have made up our minds long before any verbal communication is made. Yet a recent study shows that auditory feedback plays a huge role in what we'll actually say.

Apr 29, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

New Model Sheds Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries in Sports

Sports-related brain injuries are a huge issue in football and other high-contact sports. Now, a new study has provided some insight into the behavioral damage caused by repeated blows to the head.

Apr 29, 2014 02:00 PM EDT

Infrequent Oral Exams: 1 in 3 Adults Haven't Been to the Dentist in a Year

According to a Gallup well-being poll, 1 in 3 adults in the United States (33.3%) did not visit the dentist in the past 12 months. The number actually improved one percent since 2008, but dentists worry about how high it still is.

Apr 29, 2014 11:54 AM EDT

Medical Marijuana Could Help MS Patients Relieve Symptoms

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and breaks down communication between nerves that is essential for the body. A new study has found that marijuana can help treat some symptoms of the harmful disease.

Apr 29, 2014 10:36 AM EDT

Autistic Children Four Times more Likely to Deal with Digestive Issues

A recent study examines why autistic children are four times more likely to suffer from digestive troubles than their peers.

Apr 29, 2014 11:17 AM EDT

Violence Among U.S. School Children Significantly Lower within Last Decade

Despite what sensationalized news we hear, a recent survey shows that fewer American children have been exposed to violent acts of crime since 2003.

Apr 29, 2014 09:37 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Origins of Huntington's Disease in the Brain

Researchers may have uncovered the origins of Huntington's disease. They've used a unique approach to switch a gene mutation off in individual brain regions and zero in on those that play a role in causing the disease.

Apr 29, 2014 10:33 AM EDT

Discovery of MERS Virus Antibodies Could Lead to Treatments in Saudi Arabia

After over a week of sickness in Saudi Arabia, scientists have found natural human antibodies to the MERS virus. The next step is to develop a treatment for the fatal disease that has claimed the lives of almost 20 people in a week.

Apr 29, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

Why Men Have a Shorter Lifespan than Women

It's well known that men have shorter life expectancies than women--but why is that the case? A recent study has found that there's a correlation between a loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells and a shorter life span in men.