Thomas Carannante : Science World Report

Mar 20, 2014 12:11 PM EDT

Children Respond Better to Parenting that 'Explains' Rather than Disciplines

We were all kids once. Remember when you were reprimanded to specifically not do something? Chances are, if we didn’t receive an explanation as to why we shouldn’t be doing that particular action, we went ahead and did it anyway.

Mar 19, 2014 08:29 PM EDT

Industry-Sponsored Academic Inventions Result in Innovative Patents

Brian Wright, a UC Berkeley professor of agricultural and resource economics, has conducted a study that revealed industry-sponsored academic research leads to more innovative patents and licenses.

Mar 19, 2014 08:13 PM EDT

Obama Plans to Provide the Public with Climate Information on NASA-Operated Website

The Obama Administration plans to launch climate.data.gov to provide climate information to the public.

Mar 19, 2014 03:28 PM EDT

Cholesterol-Reducing Drugs Could Treat Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Statins, or cholesterol-reducing drugs, are taken by many people in the United Kingdom. A new study conducted by U.K. researchers found that these drugs might help slow multiple sclerosis progression.

Mar 19, 2014 02:03 PM EDT

Government Acts Against Invasive Asian Carp Species in Great Lakes States

After numerous reports about Asian Carp aggressively traveling up the Mississippi and towards the Great Lakes, legislators at the federal level are taking action to prevent the invasive fish species from entering the bodies of freshwater.

Mar 19, 2014 12:42 PM EDT

NASA 'Outlaw' to Return Stolen Satellite Used to Intercept First Comet

In September of 1985 the United States made yet another pioneering space effort when they became the first to have a satellite intercept a comet, thanks to Robert Farquhar, who defied NASA’s orders to fulfill the achievement.

Mar 19, 2014 11:26 AM EDT

Women More Likely to Have Alzheimer's Disease Than Men

New research has found that women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than men, and those over 60 years of age are twice as susceptible to develop Alzheimer's compared with breast cancer.

Mar 19, 2014 10:33 AM EDT

New York Medical Facilities May Be Contaminated After Recent Measles Outbreak

New York City’s Health Department Deputy Commissioner Dr. Jay Varma believes the recent measles outbreak in upper Manhattan might have spread throughout the city’s medical facilities due to lack of containment of sickened patients.

Mar 18, 2014 07:42 PM EDT

Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Releases Climate Change Report to Alarm Government

How can a new report about climate change that contains no new information about the current state of affairs regarding the environment possibly cause a stir amongst experts? Just ask Dr. Mario Molina.

Mar 18, 2014 07:39 PM EDT

Almost Half of Americans Believe in at Least One Medical Conspiracy

Many tend to associate the belief in conspiracy theories with psychological disorders, but do we really think 49% of the U.S. population suffers from some sort of mental condition?

Mar 18, 2014 03:48 PM EDT

Shortness of Breath Could be a New Symptom of Heart Failure, Research Suggests

Scientists may have discovered a new heart failure symptom in their study entitled, “Characterization of a Novel Symptom of Advanced Heart Failure: Bendopnea.”

Mar 18, 2014 02:48 PM EDT

FDA Extends Review Process for Biogen's Multiple Sclerosis Drug, Plegridy

A new multiple sclerosis drug, Plegridy, is undergoing an extended review process. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the announcement earlier today, which will delay the drug’s mid-2014 release.