Brooke Miller : Science World Report

Jul 02, 2012 07:02 AM EDT

Physical Pain has Emotional Link

A new study done at the North-western University in Chicago, U.S suggests that "emotions determine why some people are more likely to suffer chronic pain than others."

Jul 02, 2012 06:53 AM EDT

Spanking Children Makes Them Prone to Mental Disorders

A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that the children who underwent harsh physical punishment such as smacking, spanking and shoving as a tool to instill discipline, showed strong association with mental and personality disorders. These children face higher odds of mental ailme...

Jul 01, 2012 10:10 PM EDT

Terrible Summers in the U.S

The residents in the United States are traumatized with the rising temperatures that have bought them to a point of saturation. After the 1970's this is the first year that U.S. has been witnessing such a drastic climate change and "Global Warming" stands out prominently contributing to these clima...

Jul 01, 2012 01:53 PM EDT

Successful Return of Soyuz Capsule

The most reliable Russian launch vehicle to date 'The Soyuz spacecraft', returned to Earth thus putting an end to their 193-day mission to the International Space Station. The capsule that descended safely Sunday on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan had on board three-man multinational crew.

Jun 30, 2012 06:49 AM EDT

Saturday Was Bit Long â€“ by a Second, Actually

The transition from June to July will be extended by circumstances beyond everyone's control. The last minute on June 30,2012 will be 61 seconds long, as time keepers will add a "leap second" as a compensation just before midnight to make up for a gradual slowdown in the Earth's rotation. That's 8...

Jun 30, 2012 06:34 AM EDT

New Vaccine likely to Fight Nicotine Addiction

The researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction. The scientists describe how a single dose of their novel vaccine protects mice, over their lifetime, against nicotine addiction. This study was published...

Jun 30, 2012 06:30 AM EDT

Images of High calorie Food Triggers Impulse Eating

A new study claims that just looking at pictures of fattening food is enough to make produce hunger pangs leading you to overeating and obesity. A study done by the scientists at the University of Southern California, U. S found that just the sight of a high calorie food is enough to stimulate the b...

Jun 30, 2012 06:14 AM EDT

Worldâ€™s Oldest and Biggest Crater is in Greenland

The world's oldest and biggest crater in the world is 100 km wide and has been traced in Greenland. Ateam of scientists from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) in Copenhagen, Cardiff University in Wales, Lund University in Sweden and the Institute of Planetary Science in Moscow di...

Jun 29, 2012 07:11 AM EDT

Underground Ocean on Titan

The first space draft to orbit planet Saturn was Cassini Huygens that was launched on 1 July 2004 to conduct a detailed study of the ringed planet and its moons. In December 2004 the Huygens probe (ESA) descended into the atmosphere of the Moon Titan, second largest moon (satellite) in our solar sys...

Jun 29, 2012 07:07 AM EDT

Hubble, Swift Detect Strange Relation between Exoplanet and its Star

The international team of astronomers have detected some remarkable changes in the atmosphere of the planet located beyond the solar system. Based on the data collected from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope the researchers noticed the atmospheric variations that occurred in response to a powerful erupt...

Jun 29, 2012 07:03 AM EDT

Oxygen Shots Offers Patients New Life!

A study conducted by the researchers at Boston Children's Hospital has resulted in a unique gas filled micro particle that can be used to oxygenate blood cells and keep the oxygen circulation stable in a dying patient's body keeping them alive for up to 30 minutes.

Jun 29, 2012 06:52 AM EDT

Linagliptin: New Drug for Diabetes 2 Patients

A new drug, Linagliptin for type II diabetes. This drug results in less weight gain than the most common second line drugs mostly used today. Plus it carries a smaller risk of cardiovascular accidents and heart attacks.