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The practice of mindfulness is growing exponentially, with studies showing it cuts negative emotions by almost half -- with just eight weeks of practice.

May 3, 2013 5:00am | By Christie Nicholson

In 2030, some of the most popular jobs could be vertical farmer, limb maker, waste data handler or narrowcaster, according to a new U.K. report.

7 | January 19, 2010 10:48am | By Andrew Nusca

LEDs are almost certainly the future of lighting. Among their advertised advantages: They slash electricity consumption. Do they?

60 | November 29, 2012 5:00am | By Mark Halper

An analysis of the materials, labor and parts showed that turning an LED into a light bulb requires the integration of some pretty sophisticated technologies.

20 | October 7, 2011 6:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Researchers believe a cannabis extract may someday be used to kill off tumors without harming healthy cells.

15 | September 21, 2012 4:39am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Silicon Valley vendor takes the big data skills challenge to the university level.

1 | April 22, 2013 6:47pm | By Joe McKendrick

DELHI -- A recent Indian Supreme Court ruling set tough patent standards on drugs, dropping the price of a cancer medicine that costs $2,600 a month to a $175 monthly charge instead.

3 | May 6, 2013 12:00am | By Betwa Sharma

Future medical nanotechnology won't look robotic. Instead, think very smart particles that usefully imitate life.

3 | May 1, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

Unlike normal cells, cancer cells can grow and age without dying -- one of the reasons they're so dangerous. But researchers have developed a way to help cancer cells age and die, which could lead...

54 | July 22, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

A review of Ticked: A Medical Miracle, a Friendship, and the Weird World of Tourette Syndrome, by James A. Fussell and Jeff P. Matovic

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Jenna Marotta

A researcher at the Mayo Clinic has found that sedentary work days create massive health risks even worse than smoking and that daily exercise cannot negate the damage caused by excessive sitting.

January 23, 2013 9:59pm | By David Worthington

Artificial limbs, cancer detection, music for the hearing impaired, rockets, water filtration - these are all some of the ideas that were presented today at the White House Science Fair in...

April 22, 2013 8:57pm | By David Worthington

Glyphosate, the chemical in the world's top selling agricultural herbicide, Roundup, is being reviewed for safety. A nationwide ban could be possible by 2015.

13 | April 13, 2011 6:00am | By Janet Fang

An LED light that runs on gravity could help provide cheap lighting for developing countries.

18 | December 12, 2012 8:25am | By Charlie Osborne

PARIS -- Smokers in sidewalk cafes turn in their Gauloises for e-cigarettes -- with an entrepreneurial French brand at the helm.

15 | February 15, 2013 3:00am | By Bryan Pirolli

Over 15 percent of Americans are hearing-impaired -- and one big culprit is everyday noise. We spoke with author Katherine Bouton about the causes, the damage and her own progressive deafness.

2 | April 5, 2013 5:00am | By Christie Nicholson

The Internet is full of medical advice. Here's a better way to get it.

April 11, 2013 12:30pm | By Tyler Falk

University of Pennsylvania doctors have achieved, in a handful of patients, one of the holy grails of cancer research: getting the patient's own immune system to attack cancer cells.

4 | December 11, 2012 3:00am | By Laura Shin

Built in one week, the organization Safecast pioneered a new kind of citizen science.

3 | April 12, 2013 2:00am | By Rachel James

High-school dropout, one-time quadriplegic, 25-time Ironman, father of three: meet Jeff Jonas, the most interesting researcher in the world.

1 | April 13, 2012 6:40am | By Andrew Nusca