The more outgoing and optimistic you are, the longer you may live, a new study suggests. Researchers have found that personality traits like being outgoing, optimistic, easygoing, and enjoying laughter as well as staying engaged in activities may be an important part of the longevity genes mix. full story ![]()
OGDEN - How many organisms are living on your body? Most of the genes living on you are viral, fungal and microbial - and your body has more of those on it than human genes, says an evolutionary ecologist. Rob Dunn, a biologist and writer in the Department of Biology at North Carolina State University, was the keynote speaker Thursday during the 68th annual Ogden Surgical...
standard.net (4 days ago)

Starting May 1 (and for a limited time), if you bring a smartphone that’s less than three years old and still in “good, working condition” into an AT&T store, you can get $100 or more to use toward the purchase of a new phone. You’ll have to sign up for a two-year contract with AT&T to get the deal. Since many smartphones cost $200 with a two-year contract, AT&T...
time.com (22 days ago)
Rosie Perez is still a fly girl.Here's the 27-year-old former "In Living Color" choreographer back in 1992 (left) -- and 21 years later, the 48-year-old "Fearless" star in Beverly Hills this week (right)Brooklyn accents don't crack.
tmz.com (11 days ago)

Scientists have uncovered a key group of 30 genes which determine how the human body responds to stamina training, and whether the body is capable of running a marathon.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 8 days ago)

Billed as ‘the end of workouts that don’t work’, the £249 kit reads around 20 genes involved in how the body reacts to exercise, the risk of injury and how long it takes muscles to recover from exertion.
dailymail.co.uk (28 days ago)
NEW European research using mice suggests early experience rather than genes forges an individual's personality.
news.com.au (13 days ago)
About 9 months ago – the DNA Spit Kit from 23andMe was $299. From their website today – it's $99. But who owns the resulting genetic data and the rights associated with that data? That's the issue now headed for the Supreme Court. Oral arguments are Monday. One of the primary goals of The Human Genome project (completed in 2003) was to identify the 20-25,000 genes in human...
forbes.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
Today, low-wage workers employed in a variety of firms operating under federal funding joined Members of Congress & community leaders to announce the launch of Good Jobs Nation - a new organization fighting for living wage & voice on the job.
palmbeachpost.com (15 days ago)
Researchers find more versions of...
Lyft gears up for international...
EU aims to beat US in chip race
As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take...
Cloudian connects with Citrix for easier...
Tedeschi voted NBA Head Athletic Trainer...
Playoff Putbacks: "Birdman" gives the...
Miami Heat survive opener against...
Finding a great coach won't be easy
LeBron James hits game-winning layup
Tendulkar likely to play in 2nd qualifier
Seton Hall baseball falls to Notre Dame...
James Casey, Eagles tight end, has...
NY Rangers F Brad Richards is healthy...
Baseball: Results and links for...
How will the 'other' New York team react...
Former 'Bachelorette' reveals secret...
Eva Longoria proves she's not just a...
Brad Pitt 'overused drugs and wasted his...
Pregnant Kim Kardashian: 'How the f--k...
Psy impersonator fools celebrities at...
Catherine Zeta-Jones returns home after...
Hay Festival 2013: day one as it happened
Ice-T, Ted Nugent documentary looks at...
Break Time: Brad Pitt won't film any...
Manila upset at Dan Brown's 'gates of...
Our favorite '80s teen crushes: Where...
Redford impresses Cannes critics
Nigella Lawson stands out from the crowd...
IMF chief Christine Lagarde faces...
Bank holiday weekend nightmare as gales...
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley displays her...
Princess Charlene swaps Monaco for...
KT Tunstall's divorce from husband of...
For Givenchy's autumn/winter 2013 campaign, creative director Riccardo Tisci has enlisted his...
Hough gives his Dancing partner a lift in N.Y.C. Plus: Jennifer Lopez, David Beckham, Anne...
From filing for divorce on the sly to announcing a breakup over Twitter, there was no love lost...