Beijing: China has begun drawing up a 12-year plan for education reform and development, stressing its role in promoting economic development and technology innovation....

London: Older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia, according to a new study. ...

Washington: An ultrasound probe small enough to sit on a catheter tip can provide physicians with clearer images of soft tissue, minus risks associated with x-ray catheter guidance....

Washington: Radiation from the atomic bomb detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 possibly rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, acco...

Washington: Swiss and South African scientists have outlined a method to potentially overcome hearing defects, even remedying substantial hearing loss. ...

Sydney: Indian overseas students are the second largest cohort of international students in Australia and they seldom breach immigration rules. ...

New York: The use of both eyes to view the world around us has long been associated with a 3-D vision. But a new study by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered an eye-popping advantage to bi...

Washington: HIV patients face a 60 percent greater risk of hip and spine fractures compared to patients without this condition, according to the latest study on the subject....

London: Researchers have developed a new laser tool to to peer into the microscopic activity within single cells in real time. The cutting edge technology could help contribute to the creation of new...

Sydney: Researchers are working on drugs that could activate a gene known to block the growth of cancerous cells. ...