Gene May Help Predict Timing of Alzheimer’s Onset
A gene that may offer a highly accurate prediction of the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and the age at which people will begin to show symptoms has been identified by U.S. researchers. The TOMM40 gene may be the most highly predictive Alzheimer’s gene discovered so far, said the Duke University Medical Center research team, [...]
Board of Governors: Sunshine Laws May Deter Potential Chancellors
Finding a plethora of high quality applicants eager to apply for the state’s top job in higher education had its challenges, a consultant on Monday told a committee charged with searching for a new state university system chancellor. The resignation of former chancellor Mark Rosenberg set in motion a search process for a new person [...]
Hollywood Exclusive: Tony Shalhoub Talks About Bitty Schram’s ‘Monk’ Return
Tony Shalhoub reports that his one-time “Monk” costar Bitty Schram is due to make her much-talked-about return to the USA Network series in early September, and “We’re all looking forward to that. We’re all excited to see what the writers have cooked up.” Fans of the show were upset back in the midst of its [...]
Neil Armstrong’s Hometown Goes All Out for 40th Anniversary of Moon Walk
For 40 years now in this western Ohio town, native son Neil Armstrong is never far away, even though he only rarely returns to the place he once called home. To the world, he is the first man to walk on the moon – the Apollo astronaut the whole world watched on grainy, ghostly TV [...]
Florida Democrats Outraise Republicans for First Time Since 1996
For the first time since former President Bill Clinton was running for re-election, Florida Democrats raised more money in the second fundraising quarter of the year than state Republicans did. Democrats continued the momentum they built in 2008 when they registered more voters and won the state’s Electoral College votes by raising $36,000 more than [...]
Hollywood Exclusive: Morissette Penning An Autobiographical Non-Memoir
With “HawthoRNe” about to wrap production for its first season, Michael Vartan says he’s hoping to fill the TNT show’s eight or nine month hiatus period with movie work. “One would be fine. Three would be great. Or I’ll have down time playing with my dog and watching sports. Either way it’s a win-win. I’m [...]
Schizophrenia Drug Got Bad Rap
Thousands of schizophrenia patients worldwide may have died because of safety restrictions on the use of the second-generation antipsychotic drug clozapine, a new study suggests. Finnish researchers concluded that clozapine is associated with a lower death rate compared to other antipsychotics. For this study, the researchers looked at the cause of death in about 67,000 [...]
‘Leverage’ Hints at Romance in Season 2
On the TNT series “Leverage,” the relationship between team leader Nate (Timothy Hutton) and actress Sophie (Gina Bellman) was playfully stirring up during the first season. Now, with the show getting ready to launch its second year, expect some more action on the romance front – but not that much. “The show is going to [...]
Delaware Aims to Legalize Betting on NFL Games
The state of Delaware intends to allow single-event betting on NFL games beginning with the start of the 2009 season Sept. 10, but court challenges from sports leagues could delay the plan. When approved by the state legislature and signed into law in May, the sports lottery’s exact form was left to be determined. State [...]
Hollywood Exclusive: An Action Movie For Catherine Bell, Thanks To Hubby
Country superstars Sugarland — Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles — are hard into their summer tour schedule, and he tells us they plan to stay on the road here in the United States all the way through October. That’s on the heels of their spring tour through Europe. Bush says his energy is good. “You [...]
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