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While doctors can now test for the presence of ApoE4, you have to have two copies of a particular form of the gene to be at real risk of Alzheimer's. If you do have them, your chances of developing the disease increase 10- to 20-fold. So far, the Alzheimer's Association does not recommend widespread screening for the gene, even among those with a family history of Alzheimer's, since most people who have the risky version of ApoE4 don't have the necessary gene copies. But looking more closely at people who have a family history...
...added that Harvard is "actively exploring" similar partnerships with other providers, as students have reported reception problems with companies other than Verizon, in particular, Sprint and T-Mobile...
...assessments to the effect that detainees [were] withholding information [were] not always supported by an objective evaluation, but are too heavily based, instead, on presumptions of what the individual might or should know." But ultimately, the conclusion of the inspector general's report in this regard is not, well, particularly conclusive: "The effectiveness of particular interrogation techniques in eliciting information that might not otherwise have been obtained cannot be so easily measured," the report states...
...into kitty pidgin. (It opens, "Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs.") I Can Has Cheezburger: The MusicLOL! is scheduled to debut Aug. 14 at the New York International Fringe Festival. The show follows several cats and a "Lolrus" in search of a particular food. "It's a classic quest arc," says co-writer Kristyn Pomranz. "We really wanted to explore this holy grail that is a cheeseburger...
...evidence in the coming days. "There are many peaceful, law-abiding Muslims in this country, and they should be embraced, so this is not about Christianity vs. Islam," says Stemberger. "It's about what's in the best interests of Rifqa Bary, whether the threat to her in this particular community is real and she could end up disappearing in the night there. Normally I would be an advocate for parental rights, but not in this case." (Read a TIME article on honor killings...