Human : Science World Report

Dec 08, 2013 06:33 PM EST

New Study Shows Stressed Parents May Cause Children to be Obese

Childhood obesity is a growing problem, so it's not surprising that researchers are continuing to look at what might cause this condition and how best to treat it. Now, scientists have discovered something new when it comes to weight gain in children. It turns out that parental stress is linked to o...

Dec 06, 2013 11:00 AM EST

Stomach 'Clock' Tells Us When It's Time and How Much to Eat

Do you feel hungry? What about now? Scientists have discovered that timing is all important when it comes to eating. It turns out that nerves in the stomach act as a circadian clock, limiting food intake to specific times of the day.

Dec 06, 2013 02:44 PM EST

Root of Dyslexia may be Caused by Faulty Brain Wiring

A recent study shows that dyslexia, or what's more commonly referred to as difficulty with language processing, may be connected to abnormal patterns between auditory and speech centers in the brain.

Dec 06, 2013 12:32 PM EST

Measles Cases in U.S. Triple due to Vaccine Refusal

A federal health report has shown that the total number of measles cases reported in the United States has tripled according to the annual average.

Dec 06, 2013 11:22 AM EST

Did you Know the Skin can 'Talk' to the Liver?

Scientists have discovered a rather amazing thing. You see, the skin-the body's biggest organ-can actually talk to the liver.

Dec 06, 2013 08:32 AM EST

Ancient Skeleton Reveals Ruggedly Built, Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor

Archaeologists have uncovered some old bones that may tell us a bit more about our own ancient ancestors. They've unearthed a partial skeleton that reveals our ancestors were muscular creatures with a gorilla-like upper body that were adaptive to their environment.

Dec 07, 2013 05:29 AM EST

Study Identifies the Use of Vaccine to Prevent Multiple Sclerosis

A vaccine that is used to prevent tuberculosis (TB), can be used to stave off multiple sclerosis (MS) in those displaying the initial symptoms of the disease, claims a new study.

Dec 07, 2013 03:49 AM EST

Grape Seed Extract Effective in Fighting Cancer Cells, Study

A team of researchers have identified an active component present in the extract of the grape seed that is effective in killing the cancerous prostrate cells without harming the person.

Dec 06, 2013 09:53 AM EST

Nerves in the Stomach Responsible For the Amount of Food Consumed

Stomach which is an important organ of the digestive tract has a network of important nerves that act as a natural clock and keeps time, claims a new study.

Dec 06, 2013 09:35 AM EST

Home Based High Intensity Exercise Benefits Cardiac Patients

A study uncovers the benefits of home based high intensity exercise as rehabilitation on cardiac patients claiming the home based exercise contributes positively to the long term physically active lifestyle.