Exercising in your 70’s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of aging linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.
Seniors who were physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period.
But exercise did not have to be strenuous – going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says.
In an election year when it seems that the two political parties have become hopelessly divided, a former Republican presidential candidate has published a loving tribute to recently deceased Democratic presidential candidate, George McGovern.
Despite their differences, former Senator Bob Dole struck up a friendship with McGovern and together they worked to reduce hunger in the United States.
Around the globe, a program they proposed has provided 22 million meals to hungry children in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
(READ the tribute in the Washington Post)
A boy whose fear of open spaces left him scared to leave his house is now venturing outside after striking up a heart-warming friendship with a huge dog.
Owen Howkins, 7, and his trusted companion — an Anatolian shepherd dog — have become inseparable after the family pet helped him overcome anxiety.
The Amboseli Trust for Elephants rescued an eight month-old calf a week ago from the bottom of a well.
Luckily, the report arrived early in the morning and they were able to reach the scene quickly, before the herders arrived to water their cattle.
The happy reunion was caught on video after the calf was finally pulled out of the hole and led over the plain to its worried mother.
WATCH the video below…
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
Ellen DeGeneres joined the ranks of top comedians as she became the 15th humorist to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night at the Kennedy Center.
On the red carpet, she told reporters she felt honored and was “just trying to take it all in.”
The gala featured comedy clips from her performances such as her first on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1986, and tributes from stars like Lily Tomlin, Jimmy Kimmel and Kristin Chenoweth. PBS stations will broadcast the ceremony on October 30.
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased affordability are helping drive wind turbine installations to record levels in 2012, said the American Wind Energy Association.
The U.S. wind industry in August for the first time surpassed 50,000 megawatts (MW) of total installed electrical generation capacity – enough to power 13 million homes.
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased affordability are helping drive wind turbine installations to record levels in 2012, said the American Wind Energy Association.
The U.S. wind industry in August for the first time surpassed 50,000 megawatts (MW) of total installed electrical generation capacity – enough to power 13 million homes.
A little-known FDA program called “compassionate use” is giving seriously ill people a path to obtaining drugs that are still in testing.
Last year, after having exhausted all other options, nearly 1,200 patients received treatment with experimental drugs for conditions including hepatitis C, cancer and rare diseases like cystic fibrosis, says the US Food and Drug Administration.
The Haitian government is hosting Hillary and Bill Clinton, a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities Monday to showcase the marquee project of the US aid effort since the 2010 earthquake.
The Clintons and their allies hope the $300 million industrial park will transform the northern part of this impoverished country by providing thousands of desperately needed jobs.
A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
Deepika Kurup not only surpassed 9 finalists with her science and math skills to win $25,000 from Discovery Education and 3M, she persuaded the judges with a dynamic five-minute LIVE presentation about the plight of a billion poor people who have no access to clean drinking water.
A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
Deepika Kurup not only surpassed 9 finalists with her science and math skills to win $25,000 from Discovery Education and 3M, she persuaded the judges with a dynamic five-minute LIVE presentation about the plight of a billion poor people who have no access to clean drinking water.
What would your life be like if your feet were literally too big to ever buy shoes?
For Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stands 7ft-8in tall, it resulted in six painful foot surgeries and the inability to walk further than your own yard.
On Thursday, America’s tallest man received what could be a life-changing gift: several pairs of custom-made sneakers, molded specifically for his size-24 10E feet.
What would your life be like if your feet were literally too big to ever buy shoes?
For Igor Vovkovinskiy, who stands 7ft-8in tall, it resulted in six painful foot surgeries and the inability to walk further than your own yard.
On Thursday, America’s tallest man received what could be a life-changing gift: several pairs of custom-made sneakers, molded specifically for his size-24 10E feet.
Nothing was stopping Michael Ferns from scoring a touchdown during the football game between Ohio’s St. Clairsville High and Edison High on October 5. Ferns, however, stopped running just one yard from the goal line.
The reason? To let a teammate honor his father who had recently passed away.
A small British company has produced the first “gasoline from air” using a revolutionary technology that promises to solve the energy crisis as well as helping to curb global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Air Fuel Synthesis has produced five liters of fuel since August when it switched on a small refinery that manufactures gasoline from carbon dioxide and water vapor.
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest.
The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street shots, and avant-garde imaginary that demonstrated the creativity of artists from 42 countries.
Karen Divine from the U.S. was named the winner, with Vlad Sokhin from the Russian Federation as the Runner Up.
The occupant of a 90-year-old cottage had stashed a huge collection of maps throughout their Mount Washington, Calif home. The maps, destined for the trash, will now put the Los Angeles Public Library “on the map”.
Tens of thousands of maps. Fold-out street maps were stuffed in file cabinets, crammed into cardboard boxes, lined up on closet shelves and jammed into old dairy crates. Wall-size roll-up maps once familiar to schoolchildren were stacked in corners.
After a dramatic recovery from serious brain injury experienced by the first patient Dr. Michael Lewis treated with fish oil, the physician urged its use again, this time on a brain-dead Virginia boy in a coma.
Fish oil is composed of omega-3 essential fatty acids, and our brain itself is a fatty mass made up of 30% omega-3 fatty acids. So it is not surprising that the boy’s brain responded to the treatment, which was likened to rebuilding a brick wall using bricks.
That the cries of Brazil’s endangered golden lion tamarins should fill the air at all on a recent afternoon was cause for celebration, the result of one of the world’s most inspired species restoration efforts.
In fact, that campaign has transformed the lush forest where the monkeys live and has become a model widely cited for saving other animals.
