Loyal, lovable and protective of us and our property, dogs have been our best friends since the last Ice Age, as a 27,000-year-old painting of a child and a dog on the walls of Chauvet Cave in France bears out. Studies showing that the companionship, unconditional love and sense of well-being that dogs provide make us happier [ … ]
If the inability to recall where you put your keys, parked your car, or remember the name of someone you just met has you convinced you’re losing your mind, you’re not alone — or off the mark. As you get older, your brain loses mass as cells die out, and memory goes with them. “It’s a very gradual process, but studies have found changes in the brains of people in their early 30s,” says neuroscientist Gary Small [ … ]
The new Fox drama Almost Human is a police procedural with a sci-fi twist. It’s set in 2048, when crime is out of control and law enforcement is understaffed, so cops are partnered with humanoid [ … ]
For more than three decades, Michael J. Fox has been one of Hollywood’s most popular and successful actors, winning three Emmy awards during his seven-year run as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, another for [ … ]
The latest addition to CBS’s crime procedural roster has a novel twist: Unforgettable is about a former cop with hyperthymesia (superior autobiographical memory) who rejoins the force after witnessing a crime and uses her powers [ … ]
Is it smarter to hold young kids back? Experts weigh in. [ … ]
About a brain-damaged boxer, “Lights Out” highlights the consequences of concussions. [ … ]
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