Health Mar 04 If you avoid these 3 risk factors, scientists can count how many healthy years you’ll add For the first time, scientists have quantified how many heart failure-free years you add to your life if you avoid risky habits that harm your body and contribute to chronic illness.
Arts Feb 27 Leonard Nimoy, best remembered as Mr. Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 83 For decades on both the "Star Trek" television series and movie franchise, Nimoy played the character of Mr. Spock, a Vulcan, or half-alien who operated under a rigid adherence to logic that guided the crew of Starship Enterprise through the…
Education Feb 27 Teachers unintentionally turn girls away from math and science, study finds However unintended these biases may be, they help to shape women's career paths for years to come, said Edith Sand, an economist at the Bank of Israel and economics professor at Tel Aviv University.
Nation Feb 27 8 people dead in rural Missouri shooting spree Seven people were shot dead in rural Missouri before the alleged gunman turned his weapon on himself in a parked car early Friday, media reports said.
World Feb 20 Linguists link English, Hindi to single ancestor language spoken 6,500 years ago Linguists have traced the roots of English, Hindi, Greek and all Indo-European languages to a common ancestor tongue first spoken on the Russian steppes as much as 6,500 years ago.
Science Jan 29 Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public Scientists and the public agree on very little when it comes climate change, childhood vaccine requirements and more, but both groups feel more pessimistic about the direction of science, according to a new study released today from the Pew Research…
World Jan 26 In India, is web censorship justified in the name of national security? India recently banned 32 websites in an effort to thwart terrorism and preserve national security, according to government officials. However, questions remain about how India, the world’s largest democracy, balances the tension between free speech and national security. How effective…
Health Jan 22 Despite birth defect risks, many women receive strong pain drugs A government report found that a significant number of U.S. women who are of reproductive age have been prescribed opioid pain medication, which are known to cause birth defects.
Arts Jan 15 POLL: And the Oscar goes to … (your choice here) With this morning's announcement of the nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards, we want to hear which films, directors and actors you think should take home a gold statuette. Before the big night, we here at Art Beat will…
Health Jan 14 How to prepare the health care system for an aging population Taking a look at hospital discharges is one method researchers are using to understand what shifts in an aging population could mean for the health care system.