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Early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease
Where are the keys? What did I go into the kitchen for? Should I be worrying about my -- you know, that thing, memory? Or is this just what happens...
Seniors wield canes for better health
Nifty After Fifty gyms teach how to use walking sticks for fitness and self-defense. ...
Older adults' sexual desires don't have to fade
New studies on the sex lives of 57- to 85-year-old Americans find that such activity doesn't have to fade with age, but it helps to stay healthy and positive. ...
Memory loss: What's normal? What's not?
We collect memories well into adulthood, but at some point, we start to lose them. How to tell the difference between memory lapse and signs of a disorder. ...
Obama seen likely to renew funds for birth control clinics
Among a slew of executive orders Barack Obama is said to be drafting, observers believe one may lift a ban on US funding for overseas family planning groups that even...
Tim Adams reviews some of the most influential social psychology books
2000: The Tipping PointMalcolm Gladwell
Invisible bear makes cyclists safer in London
A video clip featuring an 'invisible' moonwalking bear that has stealthily grown to be an internet hit has been revealed as a
Nick Cohen: Darwin's no help on the origins of greed
The posters outside the Natural History museum's Darwin exhibition have a wary feel. They show the old boy shushing at the passers-by with a forefinger over his lips and a...
Deaths uncounted in China's tainted milk scandal
LITI VILLAGE, China (AP) -- Li Xiaokai died of kidney failure on the old wooden bed in the family farmhouse, just before dawn on a drizzly...
Can Blu-ray save Christmas for Hollywood?
(AP) -- Movie studio executives on Friday presented the best-case scenario for a winter holiday surge in the purchase of high-definition Blu-ray players as their best hope to keep...
Bad Health and a Thief Put a Woman in Crisis
Lucy Rodriguez was left with no cash, no MetroCard and no way to renew her prescriptions after a mugger robbed her of her Social Security check and identification.
VIDEO: "Robo Legs" Unveiled
New "robo legs" make walking and climbing stairs easier. "I felt like I had springs in my legs," said a reporter who had tested the high-tech apparatus.
Malcolm Gladwell asks is there such a thing as pure genius?
In an extract from Outliers: The Story Of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell questions the idea of natural genius
Ben Goldacre: We're all losers in the numbers game
We're all suckers for a big number, and you'll be delighted to hear that the Journal of Consumer Research has huge teams of scientists eagerly writing up their sinister research...
Judge says Britain must rethink pesticides
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Britain's High Court has ruled the government needs to provide better protection to people in rural areas who are exposed to crop sprays.
Early Hebrews may have had black features
JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A Tel-Aviv University anthropologist in Israel said he believes early Hebrews looked more like black Africans than the people who now live in...
Who's Your Daddy? The Answer May Be at the Drugstore
It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal wisdom--or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs...
Cheating the Angels
At the New York WhiskyFest this week, nobody wanted to talk much about technological innovations in the industry. Most of the whisky professionals I asked assured me that there was...
Corner Brook VON to turn away government-paid clients
The Victorian Order of Nurses in Corner Brook has decided to stop offering home support to clients whose costs are paid by the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
Supportive teachers, peers can ease negative effects of frequent moves in elementary school
When children change schools in elementary school, dips in academic performance and classroom participation can follow. But having a supportive teacher who encourages other students to accept newcomers can go...
Yukon seeks public feedback on health-care system changes
The Yukon government wants to know what people think about having to pay health-care premiums and for medical travel, just two recommendations in a new report on the territory's health-care...
Young Britons 'shy from science'
A survey commissioned by the European Commission has shown that young Britons are among the least likely in Europe to consider studying science subjects
'Second Life' ends first marriage for British man
A British woman is to divorce her husband after discovering he was having a virtual affair within the online game "Second Life," British media reported Friday.
Video: Alok Jha examines Britain's drug classification system
In the light of disturbing YouTube footage of teenagers experimenting with legally obtained but unregulated and untested 'herbal highs', science correspondent Alok Jha examines Britain's drug classification system
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Aztec Dancers, WWII Parade, More
Aztec dance, a World War II reenactment, tragedy in Haiti, and more in the week's best news photos.
Grandma Is Better Babysitter Than Mom
Grandma might be the best daycare available, better even than a child’s mother.
Health funding 'does not reflect real needs'
A study finds that infectious diseases receive a disproportionately large amount of funding from the WHO.
Traditional Chinese medicine firm struggles for approval
China’s drug regulator asked to reconsider decision to reject anti-HIV herbal drug