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"A change in 20 points is a huge difference," study author Professor Cathy Price said

The latest stories from the bleeding edge of education thinking. A few highlights from the recent issues of EdSurge, the edtech entrepreneur's weekly roadmap. MAPPING THE WORLD Every pioneer needs a map and now the NewSchools Venture Fund has started to make one of the edtech world

The entertainer-turned-entrepreneur says he hangs out with 'young upstarts' and gets ideas. This is one of them.

Republicans claim to be the party of entrepreneurs. Here's how it could prove it really means it. The Republican primary debate smackdown in Las Vegas on Tuesday underscored a couple things you already knew about the GOP candidates.

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In aftermath of 9/11, America got unwanted lesson in microbiology and germ warfare

Federal health officials may have traced the origin of the deadly listeria outbreak linked to Colorado cantaloupe. Betty Nguyen reports.

Task force says risk of false positive results suggests that screening every three years may be better approach

Nearly 16 percent of women who left projects had diabetes, compared with 20 percent of women who stayed, study showed

Study shows radiotherapy after lumpectomy boosts survival over long term, not just immediately following surgery

In the 1990s I had the opportunity to dine with the late musician Isaac Hayes, whose career fortunes had just made a stunning turnabout upward, which he attributed to Scientology. It was a glowing testimonial by a sincere follower of the Church, but is it evidence that Scientology works? Two recently published books argue that there is no science in Scientology, only quasireligious doctrines wrapped in New Age flapdoodle masquerading as science.

CDC study shows 400 percent increase in antidepressant use over previous decade

The ground shook violently in L'Aquila, Italy, early in the morning of April 6, 2009, more violently than it had during the tremors the area had been experiencing for months. After the dust settled and the recovery effort was over, 308 people were dead. Now the local prosecutor is charging the scientific committee responsible for predicting earthquakes with failing to give the people of L'Aquila adequate warning.

Groupon's Valuation May Shrink To $12 Billion . Groupon may have plans to cut back its IPO to about $500 million, a drop from its original intent in June to raise $750 million

Says he wants to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation, which causes occasional irregular, racing heartbeat