Thomas Carannante : Science World Report

Jun 09, 2014 06:25 PM EDT

Autism Costs Over £32 Billion Annually in UK, $60 Billion in US

According to research conducted in the United Kingdom and the United States, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who require the highest needs cost £1.5 million per year in the UK and $2.4 million per year in the US.

Jun 09, 2014 06:14 PM EDT

NASA Astronaut Aboard the ISS Sends First Vine Video From Space

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has only been aboard the International Space Station for 12 days and he’s already made history. On June 6 he shared the first-ever Vine video taken from outer space to give those a look at a rare day on the ISS.

Jun 09, 2014 06:11 PM EDT

Ebola Virus Infects and Kills More in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, a country that was once Ebola-proof as outbreaks were frequent throughout Guinea, is now witnessing the highest number of infections and cases of the virus since Guinea documented the first victim in December.

Jun 09, 2014 02:21 PM EDT

Practical Use of Consumer Drones: Improving and Expediting Your Golf Game

Do you love watching PGA Tour events because of the great documentation that the aerial cameras are able to obtain of the players’ shots? You can now document your own golf event with your own personal drone, and others are already starting to do so.

Jun 09, 2014 12:39 PM EDT

Chinese Environmental Group Develops Mobile App to Monitor Air Pollution

In an attempt to step up whistleblowing efforts against polluting companies, the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs developed a new mobile app that will monitor air quality data for 190 cities in China.

Jun 09, 2014 10:49 AM EDT

First Ever Computer Program Passes the Turing Test, Displays Machine Intelligence

Alan Turing, known as the “Father of Computing”, was a computer science pioneer and World War II codebreaker. In 1950 he established the “Turing Test” in a paper of his, which sought to determine whether or not machines could think.

Jun 09, 2014 09:55 AM EDT

'Spare the Air Day' Issued in Bay Area as High Levels of Air Pollution are Predicted

Bay Area district officials declared the second consecutive “Spare the Air Day” for the region as temperatures are expected to rise this week, which is likely to increase levels of air pollution and smog.

Jun 08, 2014 09:41 PM EDT

FDA Approves New Hemophilia Drug

Approximately 16,000 people suffer from hemophilia A in the United States. The FDA approved a new drug manufactured by Biogen Idec Inc. that controls and prevents bleeding in patients who suffer from this disease.

Jun 08, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

Analysis of Neuron 'Traffic Jams' in Brain May Help Treat Diseases

The molecular equivalent of traffic jams – a cluster of nerve cells inside the brain – can potentially be the result of cellular degeneration and death. Researchers from the University of Buffalo examined these blockages in the brains of fruit flies.

Jun 08, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

NASA Beams HD Video From Space Through Use of Laser

NASA successfully transmitted a 175-megabit video from the International Space Station to Earth on Thursday using the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS). This could revolutionize the way NASA receives data from space.

Jun 06, 2014 03:19 PM EDT

Health Policy Researchers Don't Trust Use of Social Media for Disseminating Information

The Digital Age has spurred an unprecedented rise in the use of social media. Some major news outlets and organizations use various platforms to get their information out to the public, but health policy researchers lack the confidence to use them.

Jun 06, 2014 03:06 PM EDT

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft is on Schedule to Launch in December

NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers are currently working to have the Orion spacecraft ready for its first-ever launch this upcoming December. On Thursday they installed the largest heat shield ever constructed onto the spacecraft.