Health, Fitness and Style

Climate change threatens nearly half the bird species in the continental United States and Canada, including the Bald Eagle and dozens of iconic birds like the Common Loon, Baltimore Oriole and Brown Pelican, according to a new study by National Audubon Society. more »

US Department of Health and Human Services: Roughly one in four women (24.3%) have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner in her lifetime. According to the CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System, in 2003, 20 percent of homicides were directly associated with intimate partner conflict. For victims aged 40 to 44 years old, intimate partner violence was the most common form of violence resulting in death (Centers for Disease Control, 2006). more »

An idea that started as a long shot — using light to control the activity of the brain — has earned Karl Deisseroth the Keio prize in medicine. The technique, called optogenetics, is now widely used at Stanford and worldwide to understand the brain's wiring and to unravel behavior. Many researchers expect it will lead to medical discoveries. more »

Among the survey respondents, all 50 years or older, 59% of men and 56% of women reported that their partners were not fulfilling their needs. More than a quarter of the men said they are not having enough sex, and a quarter of the women reported not having the lifestyle they had hoped for. [One researcher] contended that sex is still seen as men's territory, with women serving as silent partners and that women's perspectives and opinions are largely absent when it comes to the Viagra phenomenon as well. The dearth of population-based data about representations of the sexuality of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals is notably missing in the literature. more »