Articles By Matthew Mientka
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Small Sea Sponge Shows Complex Life Doesn't Require Much Oxygen
A small sea sponge found off the coast of Denmark might have just overturned one of science's basic presumptions about the beginning of complex life on Earth. -
How To Improve Your Eyesight By Exercising The Brain With 'Perceptual Learning'
A new "perceptual learning" exercise may help the average person improve his or her eyesight by leveraging the "plasticity" of the brain. -
Richer Kids Get Language Advantage
Children whose parents shower them with words learn language at a much quicker pace then poorer kids. -
FDA Issues Recall For L-Citrulline Supplements
Eight bad lots of the supplement L-citrulline from Medisca have been recalled from hospitals and retail pharmacies around the world. -
How Rising Food Prices Lead To More Diabetes
A new study suggests that food prices tightly match blood sugar levels among those with diabetes. -
Modern Take On Romantic Love Creates 2 Types Of Marriage: Good And Bad
The modern Western notion of romantic love takes work, says the "Dr. Phil" of academic psychology. -
Strokes Influenced By Weather
Weather has long been a favored and fascinating subject for the elderly. Now, scientists say that slight shifts in weather match fluctuations in the incidences of stroke hospitalizations and death. -
Annual Breast Cancer Screenings Don’t Reduce Deaths
A new study from the University of Toronto shows that annual mammography screenings failed to save lives among 89,000 women followed over 25 years. -
Naloxone, 'Antidote' For Heroin Overdoses, Now Carried By Police In NYC And Vermont
More police departments in America are arming themselves with the life-saving overdose antidote Naloxone as heroin deaths continue to rise. -
Pentagon Researches Brain Implants For Veterans' Memory Loss
To care for hundreds of thousands of veterans with memory loss, the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency intends to research brain implants as a non-drug treatment. -
Canada Establishes 'Death Panel' For Specific End-Of-Life Decisions
A Canadian Supreme Court decision last year establishes a federal review board as final arbiter of specific end-of-life cases, a concept derided by U.S. conservatives as a "death panel." -
Should Some Nevada Prison Inmates Be Charged For Health Care And Meals?
The Elko County Commission in Nevada has drawn some attention for charging its prison inmates for health care and meals.
