Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40. ...more

November 4, 2008

The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression - a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. ...more

October 21, 2008

Four transplant recipients in Chicago have contracted HIV from an organ donor, the first known cases in more than 20 years of the virus being spread by organ transplants. The organs also gave all four patients hepatitis C, in what health officials said was the first reported instance of the two viruses being spread simultaneously by a transplant. ...more

November 14, 2007

I may need to change my long-term goal, which is to make it to retirement, at which time I'd planned to sleep late and loll around until 11, drinking coffee and reading the paper. ...more

November 8, 2007

A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer's disease than people who are less conscientious. ...more

October 2, 2007