Kathleen Lees : Science World Report

Aug 30, 2013 12:27 PM EDT

Fat or Skinny, Women can Similarly Delay Instant Gratification for Future Rewards

Just because you think that fat chick sitting on the subway would start leering at an McDonald's advertisement doesn't mean she has any less willpower than Kate Moss (who, let's face it, probably has her vitamin capsule meals created for her by a chef at her million dollar mansion-but that's beside ...

Aug 30, 2013 11:31 AM EDT

Could Young Women that Drink be at a Higher Risk for Breast Cancer?

Statistics show that various factors can increase your risk for breast cancer, including age, gender and genetic traits.

Aug 29, 2013 10:15 PM EDT

Do Men Get Upset When their Female Partners are More Successful?

Of course some men don't like it when women stray outside of the gender-role stereotype. (Especially Republican men, but we won't get into that.) In any case, a recent study shows that successes tied to women making higher monetary gains caused sulking among male counterparts.

Aug 29, 2013 08:37 PM EDT

How the Brain Picks up a Second Language

Learning a language can be an excellent way to open a child up to another world, and especially at a young age, introducing new information can be critical to forming syllabus and language structure.

Aug 29, 2013 08:19 PM EDT

Are You Eating Enough Fruit? May Decrease Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A recent study shows that eating certain types of fruit may help to lower your risk for type 2 diabetes. However, according to reports via Isao Muraki, Ph.D., MD, from the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, some fruits may be better than others at preven...

Aug 29, 2013 04:41 PM EDT

New Drug May Help Treat Symptoms of Depression

A new drug looks to treat depression and other mood disorders that may lie in a group of GABA neurons (gama-aminobutyric acid-the neurotransmitters that inhibit other cells) and which are shown to help contribute to social withdrawal and increased anxiety.

Aug 29, 2013 01:55 PM EDT

Do Sleeping Pills Really Give You a Good Night's Rest?

A new study shows that many Americans continually look to sleep aids in order to get a good night's rest. In fact, around 4 percent of Americans use prescription sleep aids, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Yet many still question the drug's side effects and effecti...

Aug 29, 2013 12:18 PM EDT

Dealing with Depression: Men Less Likely to Seek Help

A new study estimates that though women are two times more likely than men to suffer from depression, recent information suggest that men may not have been opening up enough or asking the right questions regarding their mental health, ranging from crying to trouble sleeping, gambling, substance abus...

Aug 29, 2013 11:27 AM EDT

Researchers Mimic Functional Structure of 3-D Human Brain

Scientists are working on the growth of mini brain cells from the programmable cells of beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders that were all grown from stem cells.

Aug 29, 2013 10:34 AM EDT

Pat Robertson Believes Gay People Spread HIV Through Magic Rings: Has He Lost His Mind? (Video)

If you're going to San Francisco, Scott McKenzie suggests that you might want to wear some flowers in your hair as gentle people grace the city of the golden gate bridge. But Pat Robertson's not so sure about this.

Aug 28, 2013 10:13 PM EDT

Researchers Look into Potential Cause of Autism Through Brain Examination

Researchers from the University of North Carolina believe they may have found some clues into the brain development of those with autism.

Aug 28, 2013 09:34 PM EDT

'Near Optimal' Genetic Code Discovered

Researchers worked to create a model that may help explain the complexities involving the origins of life via RNA signaling that develops into a modern "genetic code."