Beijing Olympics' instant gratification has a cost - Los Angeles Times

BEIJING -- As that world-famous flake and occasional tennis player Goran Ivanisevic once said, after an especially difficult loss at the U.S. Open, I see the plane flying over and I can see my seat on it. Parting Beijing will not be sweet sorrow ...

Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Draws Attention to Hair ... - Forbes

CRANSTON, R.I., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A quick look at political figures worldwide shows that many high profile leaders have had hair transplants to avoid baldness -- some less successful than others. "Hair loss is no laughing matter, and a bad or ...

Inner-ear hair cells offer hope for hard of hearing - The Independent

The delicate hair cells of the inner ear that are crucial to hearing have been grown successfully in mice for the first time by scientists who believe that the technique may one day be used to restore hearing in profoundly deaf people. Many problems ...

Researchers regrow crucial hair in inner ear - Reuters India

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers working on mice have regrown the tiny hairs in the inner ear that are crucial to hearing, and said on Wednesday their findings might lead to ways to restore hearing loss in humans. The loss of these minute hairs in ...

Watch this - Guardian Unlimited

If you're looking for a quirky documentary to add to your late-summer viewing, you could do worse than this cosy Open University-produced programme. This week, the Fossil Detectives (apparently comprising just one very enthusiastic lady) use "living ...