Diseases : Science World Report

Jul 24, 2014 05:32 PM EDT

Exposure to Pesticides May Cause Diseases in Future Generations

It turns out that ancestral exposure to pesticides may just cause adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations.

Jul 15, 2014 12:18 PM EDT

Sea Turtle Tumor Disease is Surprisingly Not Caused by Organic Pollutants

For years, researchers have thought that organic pollutants could be contributing to green turtles' susceptibility to a tumor-causing disease. Now, they've found out otherwise.

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 05, 2014 07:31 AM EDT

Scientists Track the Origins of the Irish Potato Famine to Battle $6 Billion Global Problem

The potato blight that caused the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s left families starving as their source of food was left rotting in their fields. Now, though, researchers have tracked the origin of this blight.

Jun 03, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

Autoimmune Diseases Could be Treated With Medical Marijuana

Researchers at the University of South Carolina conducted a study that analyzed the effects of THC in marijuana on patients with autoimmune diseases because the drug has previously shown to have an immunomodulatory activity.

May 30, 2014 09:03 AM EDT

UV Light May Save Bats with Deadly White-Nose Syndrome: New Tool to Detect Disease

White-nose syndrome can slowly kill off entire bat colonies, as it rapidly spreads through clustered populations. Now, though, scientists have found a new tool for helping them identify bats with this condition--UV light.

May 27, 2014 10:42 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Tick-Borne Disease Threatens Immune-Supressed Patients in Sweden

Now that the weather is heating up, insects are starting to come out in full force, and you may want to consider wearing some insect repellent. Scientists have discovered a new, tick-borne disease bacterium that has been implicated in six cases in Sweden.

May 02, 2014 12:18 PM EDT

Three New Drugs Could Fight Autoimmune Diseases Effectively

Autoimmune diseases are conditions when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are no cures for these diseases, as the only goals of treatment are to reduce symptoms and control the autoimmune process. Now, though, scientists may have found drugs to combat these...

Apr 29, 2014 09:37 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Origins of Huntington's Disease in the Brain

Researchers may have uncovered the origins of Huntington's disease. They've used a unique approach to switch a gene mutation off in individual brain regions and zero in on those that play a role in causing the disease.

Feb 28, 2014 12:09 PM EST

Can Twitter and Other 'Big Data' Be Used to Prevent Disease Outbreaks?

Big data has been a hot topic of conversation ever since the emergence of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Researchers at UCLA believe they can use big data from social media sites to prevent disease outbreaks.

Feb 21, 2014 11:34 AM EST

New System Aims to Notify People of Disease Outbreaks From Environment and Health Concerns

Increasing concerns regarding the environment have taken a toll on human health. Epidemics can occur at any moment, which has prompted health officials to develop a system to forecast such happenings. The European Union’s EO2HEAVEN project may be a formidable solution.

Feb 10, 2014 04:04 PM EST