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ABC picks up 3 comedy pilots

ABC beefed up its comedy stockpile Friday with orders for three pilots. How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, created by Claudia Lonow (Friends With Benefits, Accidentally on Purpose and, more recently, the troubled cross-dressing sitcom Work It), will follow the adventures of recent divorcee and single mother Polly, who moves in with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max, who are full of life but know no boundaries. Lonow is also executive-prod...
Men More Susceptible To Mild Memory Loss than Women

Men More Susceptible To Mild Memory Loss than Women: Mayo Study

New research from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging has suggested that more than six percent of all Americans between 70 and 89 develop MCI every year. The study noted that men, especially those with high school education, were more likely to be affected.
Despite costly efforts, no drug has yet been found that can keep Alzheimer's disease from progressing. Some researchers fear drug companies will give up entirely.

Alzheimer's Disease Drug by 2025: Is This Goal Too Ambitious?

The U.S. government has set a deadline of 2025 for finding an effective way to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, an ambitious target considering there is no cure on the horizon and one that sets a firm deadline unlike previous campaigns against cancer or AIDS.
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Therapy May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis Effects

Researchers have found a new therapeutic method that may restore damaged myelin sheaths lost during Multiple Sclerosis in a proof-of-principle study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Ron Paul Beats Newt Gingrich For Third Place In Michigan Primary Place

Ron Paul 2012: The Curious Case of His Haters

The peculiar situation Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul faces in the GOP race for nod isn't exactly anomalous in a democracy. The reason for his perceived lack of popularity differs greatly among the different segments of voters. While some ardent fans have no confusion whatsoever, a significant share of conservative voters are still dithering over choosing him as their first-choice.
Seniors

Withdrawal Symptoms: What Happens When Baby Boomers Retire?

A whopping 44 percent of all mutual-fund shareholders are baby boomers, according to an Investment Company Institute report. As they take withdrawals from their retirement kitties over the next couple of decades, you're looking at a major, potentially market-altering event.
Nicotine Patches As a Cure For Mild Memory Loss

Study: Nicotine Patches Could Heal Mild Memory Loss

Nicotine patches as a quit-smoking aid have two advantages. The good news is that nicotine patches have now been shown to combat memory loss in elderly people and those who have stopped smoking. According to a study published in the current issue of Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, wearing a nicotine patch could help people with mild cognitive or memory impairment.
A worker does quality checks on razor blades manufactured at Gillette's factory in Boston

U.S. Economic Recovery Gains, but Headwinds Persist

While several monthly and quarterly economic data points indicate the U.S. economic recovery is gaining some momentum, investors/readers should also keep in mind several long-term factors that will continue to work against the recovery, and policy makers' effort to lower the U.S. unemployment rate.
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Meryl Streep is brilliant in Iron Lady

In interviews, star Meryl Streep and director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) have joked that The Iron Lady, their film about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is the girl version of King Lear.
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New Crew Arrives at International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with a trio of astronauts, bringing the orbital outpost back to full staffing after a failed cargo ship launch in August disrupted flight schedules.

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