Human : Science World Report

Nov 01, 2012 05:12 AM EDT

Sleep Duration Affects Food Intake Differently in Men and Women

There is common susceptibility to overeat during the short sleep and it is related to increased appetite in men and a reduced feeling of fullness in women.

Oct 31, 2012 05:04 AM EDT

Food Preservative May Help Cure Oral Cancers

A new study, undertaken by researchers at the University of Michigan, have found that nisin, a common food preservative, helps in slowing or completely stopping squamous cell head and neck cancers.

Oct 30, 2012 06:30 AM EDT

Egyptology: Not Only About Mummy Unwrappings

The spectacle of Mummy unwrapping in public, performed by both scientists and showmen, has led to a heightened interest and fascination about the growing science of Egyptology, according to a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian.

Oct 30, 2012 05:41 AM EDT

Study Uncovers Facts About Evolution Of Eye

Eyes are exquisitely complicated organs. Eyes play the role of a camera that focuses on light and coverts it into an electrical signal that the brain translates into images. But in this, the key to vision is the light sensitive protein known as Opsins.

Oct 30, 2012 05:38 AM EDT

School Bullies and Their Victims Turn to Alcohol

Is your child worried about going back to school? Are they being threatened, or are victims of any sort of violence? Bullying is nothing to take lightly. Obese, gay or just unique amongst the lot are the reasons for bullying.

Oct 29, 2012 05:19 AM EDT

High Cholesterol Release Switch Discovered

High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It can lead to a build-up of plaque in the artery walls and narrowing of the arteries, causing a condition called atherosclerosis which can make it more difficult for blood to flow through the heart and body.

Oct 29, 2012 05:15 AM EDT

Drop in Testosterone Linked To Prostrate Cancer Recurrence

One of common cause of death from cancer in men over age 75 is prostate cancer. Rarely found in men younger than 40, this prostate cancer is less common in people who do not eat meat.

Oct 29, 2012 05:14 AM EDT

Learning Complex Math Originates in Sense of More or Less

Only humans can learn formal math including symbolic notations of number, quantitative concepts and computational operations. According to a new finding from the Emory University, this ability to learn complex math is uniquely human trait and is intricately connected to a primitive sense of magnitud...

Oct 28, 2012 02:26 PM EDT

Exercise Improves Life and Satisfaction

A new study by the researchers from Penn State show that people's satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual.

Oct 27, 2012 05:33 AM EDT

Simulating Brain Cells Could Lighten Up Path to Cure Parkinson’s Disease

In a fundamentally bold experiment, a research laboratory at Lund University in Sweden introduced a light sensitive protein in transgenic nerve cells transplanting nerve cells into the brains of laboratory animals. By inserting an optic nerve fibre in the brain and using it to light up the nerve cel...

Oct 27, 2012 05:29 AM EDT

Early Intervention Therapy Normalizes Children With Autism

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that 1 in 88 children born today will be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This causes persistent deficits in social communication and relatedness, and repetitive or restrictive patterns of interest that appear in early childhood and...

Oct 26, 2012 05:55 AM EDT

Individual gene differences can be tested in zebrafish

The zebrafish is a potential tool for testing one class of unique individual's genetic difference that is found in humans. This research that is conducted by a team of Penn State College of Medicine scientists suggest that this finding may yield information is useful for the emerging field of person...