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Just a number: Elderly feel 13 years younger: Older people tend to feel about 13 years younger than their chronological age, a new study finds. ›19:43
Video: Wounds of war linger long after battle: Dec. 4: More than 5,500 vets from Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered from traumatic brain injuries, and new research suggests the effects of trauma may also manifest as other disorders. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.(Nightly News) ›00:02 5 Dec, Fri
The phone that feels the flu before you do: Did your parents tell you to remember your scarf when you went out, so you wouldn't catch a cold? Today, the advice might be: Remember your cell phone. ›22:42 3 Dec, Wed
Texas lambasted over care of mentally disabled: Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the states care system is stubbornly out of step. ›20:32 3 Dec, Wed
Solar car completes first round-the-world trip: The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, arriving with the message that clean technologies are available now to stop global warming. ›13:48
Newsweek:Facing dilemmas over unused embryos: A psychologist on the complicated reasons couples are reluctant to donate or destroy stored embryos after their fertility treatments end. ›23:14 3 Dec, Wed
Newsweek: Why Obama's lukewarm on nuclear power: ›08:49 26 Nov, Wed
I'll drink to that: Prohibition repeal turns 75: With wraiths of the 1930s seemingly lurking around every corner Stock panic! Bank failures! Cloche hats! the appeal of repeal is particularly strong this year, with a number of bars and restaurants planning to mark the milestone. ›23:27 3 Dec, Wed
European court makes ruling on DNA rights: In a landmark decision, Europe's top human rights court struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record. ›21:15
Amid crisis, automakers look green in L.A.: Even as the auto industry is engulfed in a crisis, automakers are showing off their greenest rides at the Los Angeles auto show. Heres a round-up of whats on show. By Dan Carney. ›18:55 24 Nov, Mon
Solar car completes first round-the-world trip: The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, arriving with the message that clean technologies are available now to stop global warming. ›13:48
Rare Rowling book on display in NY: A rare original edition of J.K. Rowling's latest book "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is going on display at the New York Public Library. It will be there till January 4, 2008. She originally gave this copy to Arthur Levine at Scholastic. ›15:25
De La Hoya's the champ of cross promotion: It's getting easier to tell where the boxer ends and the hustler begins with Oscar De La Hoya, says Mark Kriegel. ›23:48
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgotten—a shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Who runs Kansas City mayor or his wife?: The people of Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband whose wife tells him what to do. ›23:39
Teen girls charged in nursing home abuse: Two teenage girls who worked at a Minn. nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's and other disorders. ›21:37
Try this delicious dish from a Top Chef: On the fourth week of "Top Chef" three chefs had to prepare a dish for the TODAY show and Meredith Vieira, Hoda Kotb, Natalie Morales and Kathie Lee Gifford got to judge. Chef Ariane Durate won the competition and is sharing her simple and scrumptious recipes for mushroom and herb goat cheese bruschetta. ›16:54
Newsweek: Why we need better batteries: ›07:52 26 Nov, Wed
Loser: Renee gone, Blue team leads: It was makeover week at The Biggest Loser as contestants headed to New York City, where they met with season four Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, who helped them pick outfits to wear on The Tyra Banks Show. Back at the ranch, the contestants lost a bit less weight than usual because they spent half of the week traveling, and one family was split up before making the final four. ›13:50 3 Dec, Wed
Court urged to choose power over fish: The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let the nation's older power plants draw in billions of gallons of water for cooling without installing technology that would best protect fish and aquatic organisms. ›18:50 2 Dec, Tue
VW Jetta TDI named 'Green Car of the Year': Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the "Green Car of the Year," making it the first clean-diesel car to win the award. ›21:04 20 Nov, Thu
Breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread: The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, researchers say. ›18:54
by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Binge drinking may hike stroke risk: People who occasionally binge-drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke, even if they do not regularly drink heavily, a new study suggests. ›00:38
