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Mom's Create Half-Marathon

Argus Press Spectator: Why would more than a dozen working and stay-at-home moms run 13.1 miles in a Chicago winter? Because they can — and they really want to. And they’re helping a cause to boot. The group is calling it “The Deep Freeze,” a half-marathon being run through Elmhurst at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. It

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TIME’s Best Invention Of 2008

CNet News: Time Magazine has named 23andMe, one of the first consumer genetic testing services, its 2008 Best Invention of the Year. 23andMe, named for the 23 chromosome pairs every human has, set itself apart from other DNA-testing services, because “it does the best job of making them accessible and affordable,” according to Time. The

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Internet Use Good For Brain

BBC News: A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning. The researchers say this might even help to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down. The study features in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. As

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