MEDICINE & HEALTH

April Fools! Here Are Some of the Best Pranks Pulled Last Year

MEDICINE & HEALTH 04.01.2015 09:33 AM

April Fools is here, and no doubt your friends are gearing up to really get you good. What will you be doing to prepare for today's festivities?

Could Polio Cure Brain Cancer?

03.31.2015 18:04 PM

Could the cure from brain cancer rest in the hands of polio? Scientists from Duke University believe it could be. They have re-engineered the polio virus and actually adapted it to cure brain cancer, with hopes that it could further be modified to even cure other types of cancers, as well.

Poorer Children Have Smaller Brains Researchers Say

03.31.2015 17:39 PM

Children with richer parents have larger brains compared to children with poorer parents, according to a new study. The differences in the brain were most marked in the areas that control language, reading, decision making and memory, the study found.

Tortoise Receives What May Be The World's First 3D-Printed Shell

03.31.2015 16:17 PM

A design student from the Colorado Technical University 3D prints a shell for a tortoise named Cleopatra to save her from malnutrition.

Scientists Combine Brainwave Technology With Robotics to Create Bionic Limbs

03.31.2015 16:16 PM

Shared Control for Better Prosthetics, Brain-Computer Interfaces Many technologies that seemed like science fiction only a few years ago, are now becoming realities.

Fasting, New Drugs Offer Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment

03.31.2015 16:12 PM

Fasting and New Drug Offers Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment Cancer is an extremely difficult set of diseases to treat, partially because it is part of us.

Black and Latina Female Scientists Often Mistaken for Janitors, New Study Finds

03.31.2015 16:04 PM

Almost 100 percent of the Black and Latina women are routinely mistaken for being janitors. In a series of famous studies, researchers found that kindergarteners had no stereotypes at all.

New Study Links Poverty With Diminished Brain Development

03.31.2015 15:56 PM

New Study Links Poverty with Brain Development The age-old debate of nature versus nurture isn't really a debate. We've all pretty much agreed that when it comes to the complexity of raising a child, there are a large variety of factors that go into it.

Glow-In-The-Dark Tampons Help Detect Sewage Leaks

03.31.2015 15:55 PM

Scientists have discovered a new use for the tampon: detecting sewer pollution from leaky pipes and illegal drains.

Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease

03.31.2015 15:55 PM

Here are some of the signs and symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease. There are several tsymptoms to alert you to a possible onset of Alzheimer's.

Dad Accidentally Eats Pot Brownies, Thinks He Has a Stroke

03.31.2015 15:54 PM

So the next time you think you're getting a stroke after eating brownies, make sure that you do what this dad did, maybe you actually are having a stroke. Don't just assume that your son/daughter might've put marijuana as a special ingredient.

Parents Are Not Able To Tell If Their Child is Obese, Study Finds

03.31.2015 15:45 PM

Obesity has become a huge issue in our society. A recent study shows that parents are not able to identify if their children are obese or not. Moreover, they are more likely to underestimate the weight of their children.

An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away, Or Does It?

03.31.2015 11:51 AM

An apple a day might just save you big bucks on prescription medication. Learn more here! "An apple a day will keep the doctor away. " We've all heard this saying since we were young children; but, is there really any truth to it? After all, apples are not a miracle food, are they? At least one study suggests that apples won't keep the doctor out of your life.

California Doctors Push For Laws To Allow Assisted Death

03.31.2015 11:51 AM

Some doctors in California want to see Dr. Jack Kevorkian's dream of physician assisted suicide come to fruition. Get the details here.

Hot Cheetos Meet Federal Guidelines for Healthy 'Smart Snack' for Children

03.31.2015 09:49 AM

News about Cheetos being termed as the new smart snack for school children. It is possible to regard Flamin' Hot Cheetos as spicy, tasty, crunchy or anything but healthy.

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