People with more developed language skills as young adults may be better able to stay sharp well into old age, even if they develop Alzheimer’s-like abnormalities in their brains, new research in the journal Neurology shows. The findings, which come from autopsies of 38 nuns’ brains, also suggest that this …

People who get married and stay married may enjoy better health than the perpetually single, but losing a spouse could take a significant health toll, a new study suggests. Historically, studies have found that married people as a group tend to be in better health than singles — though recent …

Using condoms consistently can help prevent people from contracting genital herpes, new research in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows. “It’s the consistent use of the condom that’s important,” Dr. Emily T. Martin of Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the University of Washington, Seattle, the study’s lead researcher, told Reuters …

CANBERRA, Australia – It was a 1,100 pound meat-eating predator with three slashing claws on each of its powerful forelimbs that stalked the Outback 98 million years ago. Scientists have now confirmed for the first time that the big, fast dinosaur lived in Australia – and they’ve named it like …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” April 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (MUSIC) GLENN BECK, HOST: From the “Death Star,” we have Karl Rove and John Bolton with us now. (LAUGHTER) KARL ROVE, FORMER BUSH SENIOR ADVISER: John, …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” April 23, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: Well, she could be the lucky one, the one who got away. A possible victim of the …

This is a rush transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report,” October 3, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: This week on the “Journal Editorial Report,” talking to Iran. What the U.S. got and gave away at this week’s negotiations. …

FRANKFURT – Two men went on trial Friday on accusations they were involved with a radical Islamic group whose alleged plans to attack U.S. targets in Germany were foiled by authorities in 2007. Though not charged in the plot itself, Omid S., a German of Afghan background, and Huseyin O., …

GENEVA – The campaign posters are inflammatory: Minarets rising like missiles from the national flag. A proposal championed by right-wing parties to ban minarets in Switzerland goes to a nationwide vote on Sunday in a referendum that has set off an emotional debate about national identity and stirred fears of …

With the Copenhagen climate talks starting next week, climate-gate keeps getting worse. There is no precedent for so many academics engaging in coordinated efforts to distort research for political ends. The problems go well beyond deleting e-mails to prevent their disclosure from a Freedom of Information Act request. The UN …