Researchers have identified a gene that can cause symptoms of major depression and said it may be possible to use gene therapy to counteract its effects.
They have been testing a similar gene therapy technique in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease and may be able to quickly adapt it to depression, Michael Kaplitt of Cornell Medical College and colleagues reported Wednesday.

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"Improv comedy is so stimulating, it's kind of like vitamins for the brain." So says 85-year-old Lois Peltier, who is a resident and a member of an improv group at the Vi at The Glen, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Glenview. "We're often called the 'World's Oldest Improv Group' because most of us are primarily in our 80s, and we have a couple [members] in their 90s," said Peltier, who lives in a two-bedroom residence at the Vi with her husband, Noel, 87.

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As 4-year-old Liam O'Meara participates in the Clarendon Hills Park District's Pee Wee Start Smart Golf program on a recent Thursday afternoon, he swings a club, gets instruction, and has fun. He is just like any other class member.

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On the first day of basketball practice, Elizabeth Pearlman passed out with a heart condition, but an AED saved her life. “What if it happened somewhere where an AED wasn’t available?” she asked.

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A little mystery with smog, Pham Anh Thu (VietNam) - Bronze Supermodel 2010 with standard configuration has moments of real photos bikini sexy outfits.

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Katherine Heigl's plan to kick her cigarette addiction by turning to the electronic version of butts may just go up in smoke.
Heigl, demonstrating for David Letterman last week how she puffs on an e-cigarette, said it has worked for her where nicotine gum, nicotine patches and a prescription drug did not.

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A hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Charissa Chang specializes in treating patients with liver diseases like viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease.
Who's at risk
About 30% of Americans have fatty liver, a condition whose name says it all. "Fatty liver is a condition where there's excess fat accumulation in the liver," says Chang. "A subset of patients who have fat in their liver have fat plus additional damage, which we call nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)."

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The specialist: Dr. Scott Nguyen on diverticulitis.
A gastrointestinal surgeon specializing in laparoscopic surgery, Scott Nguyen performs 300 to 400 operations a year. Ten percent of his patients at Mount Sinai have diverticular disease.

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Not only do the lines of unique and progressive leap of achievements, Yu Ram Cha also known for his bold oriental beauty.

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Helen Mirren claims that her secret to looking young is holding in her stomach and wearing platform high heels.
But now that she's shilling for Nintendo's Wii Fit, she's got another fitness trick up her sleeve.

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In 1969, Carol McDonald was 28, married and the mother of two young children, out for an evening of fun with a couple who smoked marijuana. By the end of the evening she was on her way to a 19-year addiction.

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Is the so-called "one-stitch face-lift" really a fast pass to a youthful appearance?
The wrinkle-free results may not be as long-lasting as with a traditional operation, but the minimally invasive procedure is a hot ticket right now in cosmetic surgery.

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Pulling off the production on the CBS hit "Undercover Boss" takes a lot of work, but even with extensive preparation, slipups happen.
"There was one employee who did recognize me," says Kim Schaefer, the chief executive officer of Great Wolf Resorts, which is featured Sunday at 9 on CBS.

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For the past 30 years, Peter Gorevic, now director of rheumatology at Mount Sinai, has been treating patients with immune and arthritis-related disorders. One of his main research interests is looking at what causes the group of disorders known as amyloid diseases, and what doctors can do to treat them.

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Alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., and it contributes to countless diseases, car crashes, injuries, and crimes. How can we solve these thorny problems? Making booze more expensive might be a good start, a new study suggests.

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Walter Breuning is 114 years old today – the oldest man in the world.
On this day, as he did last year when he also held the title, he is preparing a speech that he will deliver to friends, fans and residents of the Rainbow Retirement Community in downtown Great Falls, Mont., reports the Great Falls Tribune.

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Could consuming too much caffeine make someone crazy enough to commit murder?
Lawyers for Woody Will Smith, whose murder trial in Newport, Ky., starts today, plan to argue that the 33-year-old defendant had ingested excessive caffeine before he allegedly strangled his wife and so was temporarily insane, according to The Associated Press.

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Fi StarStone, a British woman who runs a child-care advice website, posted constant updates after going into labor last Friday, according to the Daily Mail.
Her decision to tweet about her labor was to "dispel some of the myths of childbirth," she told The Daily Mail.

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