A magic touch
2011-07-06 07:46:07
An organization offers the right dose of laughter to treat children with terminal diseases or other disadvantages.
Living longer makes SENS
2011-07-06 07:46:07
Gerontologist Aubrey de Grey believes stem cell technology and other innovations could radically prolong our lives.
Cancer link to mobile phones still not determined
2011-07-06 07:46:07
Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors.
IN BRIEF
2011-07-06 07:46:07
Lying around for long stretches outside of work doubles the risk of dangerous blood clots in the lungs, according to a study among women.
Wake up and smell the roses in our Chinese garden
2011-07-06 07:46:07
Grass on the other side of the fence is not always green.
Building trust,step by step
2011-07-05 07:58:37
'China's American' Sidney Rittenberg, one of the few foreign members of the Communist Party of China, recalls the ups and downs of his years in the country.
Imperfection the truth of love and life
2011-07-05 07:58:37
Film star Jane March may not be a household name in China, but many filmgoers here remember how she looked 19 years ago.
Cleaning up at home and staying canny with my savings
2011-07-05 07:58:37
I was washing the kitchen wall tiles with vinegar (I should explain that I'm a canny Scot who rarely buys expensive domestic cleaning products).
Tycoon returns home to his Shanghai muse
2011-07-04 08:13:46
Seventy years after he left Shanghai, legendary tycoon Sir Victor Sassoon has returned home.
Man of letters
2011-07-04 08:13:46
A veteran translator recalls the heady days of the 1930s when he and his colleagues worked on Marxist literature in the caves of Yan'an.
Traffic torments, by design
2011-07-03 08:26:38
In some European cities, a new hostility toward the automobile.
