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A Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Genetic Risk For Alzheimer's
A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia even if you have genes that raise your risk for these mind-destroying diseases, a large study has found. -
Who Is Left Behind By The Tech Boom?
Not everyone’s a winner when tech jobs come to town — here’s why. -
Cambridge Water Isn't Working For Coffee Connoisseurs
Cambridge is one of the few municipalities in the Boston area that's not part of a regional water system. The city goes it alone, treating and pumping its own water. -
Leadership Lessons From The Moon Landing
Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looked at the leadership steps and qualities that led Americans to put a man on the moon in 1969. -
People Are Tripping — Again And Again — To Help Make Better Prosthetic Legs
One thing that all prosthetic legs are still bad at is tripping. Researchers at Vanderbilt University -
A Bitter End For Regular Joe? Scientists Engineer A Smooth Beanless Coffee
After breaking down and analyzing more than 1,000 compounds, the creators of Atomo have made a no-bean brew that is almost exactly like coffee — including the caffeine — but without the bitterness. -
The Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns
Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret. -
Robots, Not Humans, Are The New Space Explorers
Landing a man on the moon captures the public's imagination. But in the decades after the Apollo program, robots have also generated public excitement about space exploration. -
As NASA Aims For The Moon, An Aging Space Station Faces An Uncertain Future
The International Space Station is getting older, and NASA is hoping that commercial businesses will take over so that the space agency can focus its efforts on a return to the moon. -
New Markers For Alzheimer's Disease Could Aid Diagnosis And Speed Up Drug Development
Researchers are using brain scans, blood and spinal fluid to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease. These "biomarkers" may also offer a quicker way to test new Alzheimer's drugs.
