Health & Medicine : Science World Report

May 31, 2012 12:35 PM EDT

Body Odor Gives Away Age

New research shows that humans can tell age based on body odor.

May 30, 2012 02:32 PM EDT

First epigenome in Europe completed

A study led by Manel Esteller compares the epigenetic marks of a healthy person with a patient with a genetic disease.

May 30, 2012 02:30 PM EDT

UC Santa Barbara researchers develop synthetic platelets

Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are published in the journal Advanced Materials in a paper titled "Platelet Mimetic Particles for ...

May 30, 2012 12:24 PM EDT

Bowel Cancer Gene Linked To Sex Chromosome

The reason men have higher rates of bowel cancer may be linked to their gender.

May 30, 2012 12:00 PM EDT

T Cells Hunt Like Animals

Researchers found that the movement patterns of T cells while attacking pathogens is very similar to how more complex biological creatures behave.

May 29, 2012 12:48 PM EDT

New Vaccine Effective Against Tuberculosis And HIV

A new vaccine developed in China has been shown to activate an immunal response against both tuberculosis and the HIV virus.

May 29, 2012 12:40 PM EDT

New Method Mimics Cell Adhesion

By using an oil-in-water mixture, scientists at NYU have mimicked the process by which cells adhere to each other.

May 29, 2012 11:10 AM EDT

New Technique Can Help Detect Bone Loss Earlier

Scientists at Arizona State University and NASA have found a way to quickly detect bone loss.

May 29, 2012 09:42 AM EDT

Sugar Might Make You Stupider

A recent study found that rats whose diets were higher in high-fructose corn syrup were essentially "stupider" than their counterparts whose diets were higher in omega-3 fatty acids.

May 28, 2012 02:17 PM EDT

Important Gene For Healthy Sperm Production Identified

The gene might be useful in developing a new, non-hormonal male contraceptive.

May 26, 2012 01:19 PM EDT

A Positive Outlook Might Help You Live Longer

It turns out that those that live the longest have incredibly positive outlooks on life.

May 25, 2012 03:02 PM EDT

Hazelnuts improve infant formula

Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers have found what may be a new second best-formula made from hazelnut oil.