NewYorkMuseum's9/11ExhibitFeaturesPre-AttackArt The September 11 terror attacks may have changed our view, even of objects created before 9/11/2001. A new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Arts branch in New Yorks Long Island City explores this idea. T...
Report:DementiaNotBeingIdentifiedEarlyEnough This year's World Alzheimer's Report focuses on caring for patients in the early stage of the disease, and identifying those who can benefit from treatments that are effective at that stage. In some countr...
Study: Fast-paced TV Cartoons Reduce Kids' Learning Young children have difficulty learning immediately after watching fast-paced television cartoons full of images and activities that are not possible in real life, according to a new study. It's wha...
TestosteroneDropsWhenMenBecomeFathers Levels of the male sex hormone drop sharply after men become fathers, a biological change that suggests men are hard-wired to care for their children, according to researchers studying human testosterone. Previou...
EmergingEconomies,EmergingDiseases Emerging economies such as China, India and South Africa are discovering there is a downside to prosperity. As incomes rise, health can decline. On Monday, the U.N. opens a high-level meeting on non-communicable dis...
Sti mulusSpendingCreatesGreenJobsinUSRustBeltTown As President Obama works to build support for his new jobs plan, Congress prepares to debate his bill. One portion of the bill proposes spending to create jobs, much like an earlier stimulus plan put...
2011 a Breakthrough Year for Blake Shelton Blake Shelton reached Number One with his 2001 debut single Austin, but its taken him a decade to reach superstar status. But, 2011 will be remembered as his breakthrough year. Sheltons eighth album, Red Riv...
AlligatorRecordsCelebrates40thAnniversary Happy 40th birthday Alligator Records! The legendary blues label has marked the event with the release of Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection. If you ever want to start a blues label you should prob...
AIDS Vaccine Conference Ends with Eye to Future The AIDS Vaccine 2011 conference ended Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand. While a vaccine to help end the pandemic remains elusive, scientific advances are being made. About 850 scientists, researchers and...
UN:MethUseSurginginSoutheastAsia A report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that production and use of synthetic drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants is widespread and growing globally. The report identifies Southeast...
AfrikanerFarmersMigratingtoGeorgia A South African court on September 12 convicted Julius Malema, president of the African National Congress Youth League, of hate speech for singing shoot the Boer, kill the Boer at a rally last year. But some Boers (...
YingluckVisitBoostsThai-CambodiaRelations Thailands recently elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made her first official visit to Cambodia. The one-day trip marks a new start in bilateral relations, which have been poor in recent years. Th...
Niger Seeks Help in Policing Border with Libya Niger says it needs help policing more than six million square meters of desert along its border with Libya. Some members of the former government in Tripoli have fled south to Niger, including one of Mo...
IndiaSeekstoCounterInternalTerroristThreat Top Indian officials say they need to prepare for terrorism threats that may arise both within and outside the country. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday described recent terror attacks on Indi...
Jazz Goes Country on Schuur's 'The Gathering' Grammy-winning jazz singer Diane Schuur takes a country turn on her latest album, The Gathering. Schuur has always had an ear for country music. In fact, her earliest recording was a country single titled...
