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NIH study finds calorie restriction does not affect survival

Scientists have found that calorie restriction — a diet comprised of approximately 30 percent fewer calories but with the same nutrients of a standard diet — does not extend years of life or reduce age-related deaths in a...

U.S. Army Master Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Government

A U.S. Army master sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Iraq as a field ordering officer at a forward operating base in Iraq, announced Ass...

IMF Hosts Forum to Address Low Growth and High Debt in the Caribbean

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean Development Bank will hold a high-level forum on “Rethinking Policy to Address Low Gr...

Seabed mapping: new opportunities for blue growth and jobs in seas and oceans

The oceans and seas that surround Europe offer new opportunities for growth and jobs to meet the Europe 2020 goals. To best tap this potential, we need to know more about what is happening under the sea. The European Commi...