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Superagers' brains offer clues for sharp memory in old age

Monday, 2 April 2018, 10:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It's pretty extraordinary for people in their 80s and 90s to keep the same sharp memory as someone several decades younger, and now scientists are peeking into the brains of these "superagers" to...

Versace is latest to join no-fur trend in fashion

Monday, 2 April 2018, 10:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Versace has become the latest fashion house to eliminate fur from its collections, joining Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss among others. The Humane Society, which campaigns against the sale of...

Stuck in an opioids crisis, officials turn to acupuncture

Friday, 30 March 2018, 14:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. "I don't like taking pain medication. I don't like the way...

Preppy A&F breaks out of its slump

Friday, 30 March 2018, 14:27 Last update: about 9 years ago

— Abercrombie & Fitch's flagship brand had its first quarterly sales gain for a key measure in five years, offering encouraging evidence that its overhaul is working to attract...

Taste&Flair out this Sunday with The Malta Independent

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 15:20 Last update: about 9 years ago

Taste&Flair - out this Sunday with the Malta Independent. 128 gorgeous pages of food and design - with Michael Diacono, Claire Borg and Adrian Bonello, as well Mark Pace, restoration of the old...

Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 14:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major...

France wants a stop to sexist stereotypes in advertising

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 14:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Leading French advertisers and the country's broadcast watchdog launched a nationwide plan Tuesday to fight sexist stereotypes in ads — from half-naked women selling vacuum cleaners to violent...

Alfa Romeo Stelvio is New Car of the Year 2018

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 10:11 Last update: about 9 years ago

Stelvio wins yet another top award. Chosen by Quattroruote readers by a large margin, the Alfa Romeo brand's first SUV wins the monthly magazine's most coveted prize. On the award's roll of honour,...

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