Small amounts of meditation help strengthen the self - control regions of the brain, which is particularly useful for people recovering from addictions such as smoking. (womenshealthandfitness.com.au)
The response was proportional to radiation dose, and in the most contaminated regions, the leaf loss was 40 percent less than in control regions in Ukraine with normal background radiation levels. (sciencedaily.com)
One possibility is the spread of the Akkadian Empire, which controlled a region spanning from the Levant to Iran between 4,400 and 4,200 years ago. (sciencenews.org)