After receiving a life saving heart transplant thanks to an anonymous donor, patient Joe Matthews pledged to live life to…
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Gardening or cooking could help stave off Alzheimer’s
Gardening, cooking and group discussions could arrest the development of dementia, according to researchers. They say doing structured activities with…
375-Year-Old Bank Forgives Debts of Poorest
Just as France was being chastised for excessive national borrowing with a sovereign debt downgrade, thousands of lucky French people…
Defender of the weakest
Tony Boursiquot flashes the smile known to thousands of poor children and others across Haiti as he negotiates his SUV…
Long Life Is Still in Your Genes
Will you live to 100? Last year, scientists published a study proposing a “genetic signature” that could help answer that…
Dogs Probably Feel Sorry For Us
Dogs appear to empathize with us, to the point that some therapy dogs even seem to take on the emotions of…
MIT to offer free, online courses to all
The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are…
iPhone to the rescue!
A Maryland man lost while hiking on New Year’s Eve is thanking modern technology for his rescue, MyFoxDC reports. Christopher…
“I knew God was telling me to do this” : kidney Donor
It was a chat with a stranger at a party that saved Manoly Viravong’s life. The mother of two, who…
Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South Sudan
Tom Prichard is working to build 41 schools in the new nation of South Sudan. But he is also building…