Woman, 73, Who Should've Gotten Alzheimer's, Didn't—Renewing Hope for Cure
After a string of demoralizing failures, Alzheimer's researchers now think they're on track to deliver effective treatments. The big question: How soon will they come?
How the Pandemic Is Making the Opioid Crisis Worse
As the covid crisis fuels a surge in overdoses, scientists race to halt addiction at its source: the brain.
A Second Wave Could Mean Better Survival Rates for Coronavirus Patients
As a new COVID surge hits the Sun Belt, the quality of care in top hospitals in places like Phoenix, Jacksonville and Houston is likely to be far better today than it was for patients in early hotspots.
Mental Health Toll of Coronavirus Could Rival that of the Disease Itself
The COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a "tsunami" of suicides, drug overdoses, domestic violence and depression, experts say.
How Doctors are Saving Coronavirus Patients with Innovative New Techniques
Doctors in ERs and ICUs are trying new approaches and using social media and email chains to help each other learn on the fly.
Is Hydroxychloroquine the Answer to COVID-19 Pandemic? Racing For a Cure
"The pace of the scientific research has been really at a breathtaking speed," says Angela Rasmussan, a virologist and research scientist at Columbia University. "It's unprecedented."
Yes, Stress Really Is Making You Sick
Growing up in adversity can take a big toll on health later in life—and perhaps even for future generations. Public health officials are beginning to act.
Our Privacy Nightmare and What Can Be Done About It
The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just a security problem. It's also a privacy nightmare.
There's Billions of Internet-connected Devices Around Us—Can We Trust Them?
There's a dark side to this wireless-driven revolution in convenience. The danger goes beyond hacking.
Scientists' Understanding of Anxiety is Radically Evolving
We just might be on the cusp of a mental health treatment revolution as researchers find that anxiety is a whole-brain phenomenon and proceed in identifying the complex neuronal circuits involved.
2020 Elections Will Be a Cyber-war That Leaves the U.S. At a Disadvantage
In an interview with Newsweek's Adam Piore, former White House Cybersecurity Chief expresses his concern for the U.S. during the 2020 Presidential Election because of previous Russian cyber interference.
What Happens to Our Democracy If Russia Hacks the 2020 Vote?
Cyberhacking has become more prevalent in today's society due to the alleged infiltration of our voting systems by Russian Intelligence in the 2016 Presidential Election. Expert Richard Clarke explains how the U.S. will fare against cyberhacking in next year's election.
Gen Zs Are Determined to Avoid the Mistakes of Their Predecessors
This year's college graduating class, raised by brooding cynics and witnesses to the economic collapse of 2008, are clear-eyed pragmatists.
Hudson Yards: Poster Child of Middle Class Destruction?
Hudson Yards, the new Manhattan mega-development, has become the poster child for urban projects that critics say harm the middle class. Is it time to change course?
How Brain Scans Can Detect Suicide Risks
In the days before and after Parkland massacre survivors took their own lives, the father of a Sandy Hook victim gave a talk about brain health. He ended his own life a week later. Can brain imaging help identify people at risk for suicide?
Can Blockchain Give Us The Digital Privacy We Deserve?
Hackers steal our data. Tech firms abuse it. Can blockchain fix our privacy woes?
How Blockchain Tech Could Help You Take Back Your Data
The 'next internet' isn't just for crypto-anarchists anymore. Thanks to a 24-year-old math savant, mainstream businesses like IBM are partying like it's 1993. Next up? You.
Digging Deep
Its approach echoes across the desolate plains of northern Alberta like the Tyrannosaurus rex that ruled here 265 million years ago. But even a three-story carnivore would have been no match for the Caterpillar 797 dump trucks that dominate the area now.
Culture Clash
Driving through the streets of Jerusalem for the first time, Karen Armstrong felt as if she had stepped into a myth. "Jesus had probably walked up those steps leading to the Temple Mount.
The Death Of Humanity
There is little subtlety in the desolate opening pages of Yasmina Khadra's new novel, "The Swallows of Kabul" (195 pages. Doubleday). In lyrical, heartbreaking prose Algerian-born Army officer Mohammed Moulessehoul, writing under a feminine pen name to evade censors, warns his readers that the apocalyptic world they are about to enter will not be a pretty one. "The Afghan countryside is nothing but battlefields, expanses of sand, and cemeteries," he writes. "The cratered roads, the scabrous...
Is Europe Drinking Too Much?
Jemma Gunning's first drink seemed harmless enough. It was a Chocolate Mudpie, a delectable mix of Bailey's Irish and ice cream. A dozen cocktails followed, chased by "fish bowls" filled to the brim with vodka and fruit juice.
The Dutch Go To Pot
Paul van Hoorn, 71, suffers from chronic glaucoma. His wife, Jo, 70, has painful arthritis. So every few days, the two septuagenarians shuffle to their local "coffee shop," ever watchful for robbers, to buy a little marijuana.
'I'm Expecting To Sweep'
Usually those nominated for Golden Raspberry Awards, the "anti-Oscars," stew in silence and hope nobody will notice. (Sylvester Stallone, winner of more Razzies than anyone, has never commented on his notoriety.) But this year's top nominee has a different reaction.
Behind The Razzies
John Wilson was halfway to a screening at Disney Studios when his colleagues discovered his secret identity. It was his license plate, which spelled out the word "R-A-Z-Z-I-E," which gave him away.
Nothing But Music
The sun had set more than seven hours earlier over the desolate main drag of Mosfellsbaer, Iceland. But inside the town's tiny one-room tavern at about 10 p.m., the entertainment was just beginning.
China's Statistics Are Fishier Than Its Oceans
The hundred or so boats anchored in a fishing port of Penglai in China's Shandong province have seen better days. Their blue paint is chipped, their equipment rusty.
Red, White And What A Deal!
Cindy Gallop didn't need market research to see the mood of the country had changed. The week of September 11, her advertising agency, Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty, was putting the finishing touches on a campaign for the bond firm Cantor Fitzgerald.