Drinking after studying can improve memory: study Drinking after studying can improve memory: study:- College students, rejoice: your decision to party the night before your final might not be such a bad idea. A new study reveals that information digested before a drinking episode is retained better by drinkers than […]
2-year-old is dialysis-free thanks to grandma’s kidney donation 2-year-old is dialysis-free thanks to grandma’s kidney donation:- It’s not every day that a grandmother is called on to save her grandchild’s life, but when the day came for Carol Graydon, who is 62, to do just that, she didn’t hesitate. Her […]
How brain’s ‘helper cells’ could contribute to schizophrenia How brain’s ‘helper cells’ could contribute to schizophrenia:- Problems with the brain’s “helper cells” may contribute to schizophrenia, a new study in mice suggests. The study focused on glial cells , which provide support for the neurons that do the “signaling” within […]
Why the ‘swimming professor’ is going the length of the Tennessee River “Marty, is that the way?” said Andreas Fath pointing downriver just before he plunged into the Tennessee River on Thursday to begin a 652-mile swim. Fath, a professor at Furtwangen University in Germany, plans to swim the Tennessee […]
10,000 tourists forced to evacuate Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks A lingering power outage is prompting officials to order an estimated 10,000 tourists off of Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks by noon local time on Friday. Power went out to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, both popular vacation […]
You were here, my angel: A mother’s grief in pregnancy loss In the quiet stillness of the night, as I’m rocking my newborn son to sleep, I think of you. I can feel his sweet little chest rise and fall. As his breathing deepens and he starts to snore, I […]
Senate begins debate on ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare The Senate began debating a bill late Thursday that would repeal limited portions of Obamacare and ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood as Republican leaders scrambled to pass legislation this week. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill, dubbed the Health […]
Seamstress from abruptly closed bridal store reunites brides with wedding gowns An Oklahoma seamstress who brought nearly 60 dresses home with her on the day a national bridal chain abruptly closed is being called a wedding angel for dozens of Oklahoma brides. Rose Ellis, of Tulsa, was picking up dresses […]
Ohio State Fair ride passed multiple inspections before deadly incident Before Ohio fairgoers were hurled off the Fire Ball, the ride was inspected multiple times. And it passed. “It’s been looked at about three or four times over the course of two days,” said Michael Vartorella, chief ride inspector for […]
US Joint Chiefs blindsided by Trump’s transgender ban The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members, three US defense officials told CNN — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four […]
