Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Feb 24, 2014 10:49 AM EST

Yellow Dyes may Contain Toxic Chemicals

Researchers from Rutgers University have discovered that many dyes found in common household items could contain potentially hazardous chemicals that may pose a threat to our health.

Feb 23, 2014 10:26 PM EST

New Region of Hippocampus Essential to Social Memory

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have found that a small region of the hippocampus is primarily responsible for social memory. Also known as the CA2, they discovered that it proved to be useful in understanding disorders characterized by social behavior, including bipolar d...

Feb 23, 2014 10:43 PM EST

Climate Change will not Reduce Winter Deaths

A recent study suggests that climate change is unlikely to reduce the U.K.'s excess winter death rate.

Feb 24, 2014 08:40 AM EST

High Concentration of Magnesium in Drinking Water Protects Against Hip Fracture

A new study reveals that drinking water containing high concentration of magnesium offers protection against hip fractures.

Feb 24, 2014 06:18 AM EST

Mysterious Polio-Like Disease Diagnosed in Five California Kids

Rare polio like disease has been identified in five kids in California over a year despite being vaccinated against poliovirus, paralysing either one or more arms or legs.

Feb 23, 2014 04:00 PM EST

Antidepressant Paxil may Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer: Study

A recent study shows that the antidepressant Paxil may increase the risk of breast cancer in some women.

Feb 23, 2014 08:29 PM EST

Prostate Cancer Risk may be Determined by Gene Sequencing Technologies

Researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research in the United Kingdom believe that genetic sequencing may hold an option to help doctors predict early indicators of prostate cancer.

Feb 23, 2014 09:42 PM EST

Mumps Outbreak Hits Fordham University

Thirteen students at Fordham University in New York City have come down with what authorities believe is the mumps, a viral disease caused by a virus.

Feb 23, 2014 09:00 PM EST

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDA): Who's Affected?

Today marks the beginning of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Feb 22, 2014 03:03 PM EST

Despite Deadly Measles Exposure, Vaccines Still Not a Priority for Some People

Measles was declared to be eliminated from the United States back in 2000, but a resurfacing of the life-threatening disease has occurred in California. A student from UC Berkeley is believed to have contracted measles in the Philippines and rode the local transit system in San Francisco.

Feb 22, 2014 03:02 PM EST

Mild Asthma Patients Suggested to Lower Medication Dosage

Doctors have found that excessive use of one’s asthma inhaler could have negative effects on treating the common lung disease. Studies have sought to uncover how to control asthma without overmedicating patients. New discoveries have suggestions for those with mild asthma.

Feb 22, 2014 03:01 PM EST

Humans and Dogs Use Same Brain Region to Appeal to Others’ Emotions

Have you ever fell victim to your dog giving you the classic “puppy face”? I’m sure many of us have. But have you actually wondered how they were able to manipulate you into giving them that treat or going outside with them to play? A new study may have answers for us.