A team of researchers recently studied 120 ice sheets collapses and other factors to put together the history of sea level rise for the past 500,000 years. The researchers found sea levels have changed drastically in the past, due to factors not connected to human interaction, but they do not state current rates of sea level change are normal. TheRead more

People who practice yoga and meditation long term can learn to control a computer with their minds faster and better than people with little or no yoga or meditation experience, new research by biomedical engineers showed. The research could have major implications for treatments of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases. New research by biomedical engineers at theRead more

More than 20 percent of adult females and 10 percent of adult males have experienced a migraine or severe headache in the last few months. A smaller but still significant proportion of the population experiences frequent migraine headaches -- excruciating head and neck pain that can last for days. For those fond of sitting quietly and mindfully for a fewRead more

Despite continued warnings that the overuse of antibiotics is enabling so-called superbugs -- infectious diseases resistant to drugs -- physicians continue to prescribe children and teenagers antibiotics about twice as often as necessary. That according to a new study by researchers with the CDC and the Seattle Children's Hospital. According to the new study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics,Read more

New research -- the first to explore the connection between iron intake and autism rates -- has found that children of women who didn't take iron supplements before and during their pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop autism. The study, which was carried out by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute, found that correlation between low iron intakeRead more

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Last year, more than 600,000 Americans died from the condition. But new research suggests basic lifestyle changes and healthy habits can reduce a man's risk of heart attack by a whopping 80 percent. As researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute recently showed, the majorityRead more

With approval from the FDA now secured, Blaze Bioscience, a young biotech company, will move forward with its plans to inject 21 cancer patients with so-called Tumor Paint -- a cancer cell-targeting compound derived from the venom of deathstalker scorpions. Tumor Paint doesn't cure cancer, nor does it intend to. But it's creators believe it can help surgeons more completelyRead more

In the EU in 2012, English was still the most commonly studied foreign language at lower secondary level, with 97.1 percent of pupils learning it, far ahead of French (34.1 percent), German (22.1 percent) and Spanish (12.2 percent). The importance of English as a foreign language in the EU is also confirmed by its leadership in nearly all 28 EURead more

Some myths become legend, and once they reach that level of status, it’s tough to shake them from their perch. The world of retirement planning is no different. These are five myths that still exist in retirement planning: 1. Don’t touch the principal — live off the interest. It’s been more than two decades since retirees could comfortably consider retiringRead more

 Iranian researchers from Kashan University in association with their colleagues from Isfahan University of Technology succeeded in the synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanostructure through a new yet very simple method. In this method, the shape and size of synthesized nanostructured particles can be easily controlled. Energy and time-saving are among the advantages of this method. Numerous methods have so far beenRead more