Kathleen Lees : Science World Report

Dec 03, 2013 09:55 AM EST

Conjuring Up an Image: How our Pupils Adjust to Imagine Light and Dark

recent study examines how our eyes adjust to the thought of images, especially those involving bright and dark light components.

Dec 02, 2013 10:27 PM EST

Vitamin D may Help Prevent Depression, Pain in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

A recent study examines how vitamin D may help to decrease pain in women suffering from type 2 diabetes-a glucose disorder that's often associated with depression and pain.

Dec 02, 2013 10:12 PM EST

Disrupted Bonds Between Mother and Child can Harm Formation of Amygdala

The bond between mother and child is an essential connection for humans (and many other mammals) that begins early in life and continues on into adult.

Dec 02, 2013 02:16 PM EST

Cardiac MRI Shows Disruption of Normal Heart Function with Consumption of Energy Drinks

Previous studies have shown the dangers of energy drinks to cardiovascular health. Yet a recent study zeros in on the dramatic problems associated with heart rhythm that heavy consumption of these beverages can create.

Dec 02, 2013 12:35 PM EST

Overcoming the Limits of Cochlear Implants: Helping Stimulate the Auditory Nerve

Researchers at the Technische Universitaete Muenchen (TUM) are working on developing a better cochlear implant in order to improve functional hearing and speech learning for deaf children and adults.

Dec 02, 2013 11:11 AM EST

Can Vehicular Flow Work to Generate Electric Energy?

Thanks to Mexican entrepreneurs, they've worked to develop a system that can generate electricity through the power of a household device that "harnesses" the force of moving cars.

Dec 02, 2013 07:02 AM EST

UFC Fighter Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Left Without Brain Activity

UFC fighter Shane del Rosario was still being treated on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at his home two days earlier. He was 30 years old.

Dec 02, 2013 06:41 AM EST

Adjuvanted Bird Flu Vaccine Approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the first adjuvanted vaccine for H5N1 influenza, or what's already known as the avian or bird flu. However, this vaccine won't be available for commercial use and does not currently have a trade name in the United States, according to a pre...

Dec 02, 2013 06:24 AM EST

Air Pollution, Genetics Increase Autism Risk

Statistics show that approximately one in 88 children in the United States alone suffer from an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that's marked by an individuals inability to comprehend social situations as well as his or her increase of repetitive behaviors. Y...

Dec 01, 2013 05:11 PM EST

Five-Month Old Denied Heart Transplant due to Rare, Genetic Disease (Video)

At five months old, Maverick, who was born with a severe heart defect and now suffering heart failure after failed heart surgeries, was denied the option to receive a heart transplant as doctors confirmed that his rare and potentially fatal condition, known as Coffin-Siris Syndrome, put him at a hig...

Dec 01, 2013 04:40 PM EST

Human Stem Cells Converted into Functional Lung and Airway Cells

For the first time in history, they've been able to transform human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells.

Dec 01, 2013 04:08 PM EST

New Approach in Treating Colorectal Cancer through Stem Cell Biology (Video)

Researchers from the Princess Margaret Cancer Center have uncovered a new approach to treating colorectal cancer. Through the disarmament of a gene that drives self-renewal in stem cells, which also causes the root of the disease, they may be able to better treat this and other types of cancer.