• A push to use the human genome to make medicine more precise

    A push to use the human genome to make medicine more precise

    Jan 31, 2015 12:00 AM EDT

    ... information of one million Americans. Their genes would be studied, along with their medical histories, so that researchers, private industry and the government could help tailor treatments to better match groups of patients. President Obama is asking for more than $200 million in his new budget for the project. He ...

  • How doctors can use social media as an obesity reduction tool

    How doctors can use social media as an obesity reduction tool

    Sep 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

    ... the team learned from the 12 studies that they analyzed, the results of which are published in September’s issue of Health Affairs. NEWSHOUR: To start with, can you explain what significant although modest really means? DR. HUTAN ASHRAFIAN: Significant means that in terms of statistical evidence it is significant ...

  • BMW apprenticeship program trains workers to rise through the ranks without 4-year degree

    BMW apprenticeship program trains workers to rise through the ranks without 4-year degree

    Jun 05, 2014 12:40 AM EDT

    ... the road. STUDENT: I really got in touch with BMW because I like the program they have. STUDENT: You don't get too many jobs start at about $12. That's great pay for kids our age. PAUL SOLMAN: It was a similar pitch that got Amanda Echols' attention while ...

  • 8 workout tips for getting 'buff' at 80

    8 workout tips for getting 'buff' at 80

    May 14, 2014 09:23 PM EDT

    Diet and exercise fads you see on TV or online usually sell themselves by featuring trim, athletic men and women in their 20s. But as the average age in the U.S. shifts older, there is a growing need for workouts tailor-made for retired people to help them maintain ...

  • What's the future of privacy in a big data world?

    What's the future of privacy in a big data world?

    Jan 23, 2014 11:47 PM EDT

    ... we enjoy today, much of it free of charge, is powered by data that's collected, often to better advertise, but sometimes just to better tailor services to it. The classic example would be Amazon's ability to tailor what we might like based on past searches, or our wireless ...

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    The Plusses and Pitfalls of Teaching Online

    Apr 03, 2013 02:41 PM EDT

    Dan Ariely is not just a great and funny teacher, but he's dedicated his life to making the world a somewhat better place. To that end, he's produced an online course on behavioral economics that already has attracted 140,000 students. Ilustration of Dan Ariely by Coursera. A Note from Paul Solman: Behavioral psychologist and good...

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    Ryan Resonates with Republican Base, But Will His Policies Fly Overall?

    Aug 13, 2012 10:13 PM EDT

    Ryan Resonates with Republican Base, But Will His Policies Fly Overall?

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    A Funeral, Followed by a Transition of Power in North Korea

    Dec 19, 2011 10:55 PM EDT

    The death of North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il on Saturday accelerates the transition to his son, a little-known man in his late 20s, who now takes over a country seemingly in a constant state of tension with South Korea and the West.

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    Broadway Holds Its Breath as 'Spider-Man' Musical Officially Debuts

    Jun 14, 2011 09:42 PM EDT

    'Spiderman' Musical Opens and Broadway Holds Its Breath

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    Conversation: McQueen's 'Savage Beauty'

    May 13, 2011 04:35 PM EDT

    An exhibition of the work of designer Alexander McQueen has just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City.