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Good for the body, good for the mind 08 Aug 2016 - 03:20 pm

By Amanda Loudin At the age of 16, Heather Troupe received a diagnosis of chronic severe depression and a prescription for an antidepressant....

Last journalists bid farewell to London's Fleet Street 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Reporters Darryl Smith (L) and Gavin Sherriff work on their final pieces in their office on Fleet Street, central London, where the Dundee-based...

The adventure doesn't have to stop: Here's how to travel with baby 07 Aug 2016 - 05:49 pm

Talon in a tent in the Rattlesnake Wilderness. (Photo: Rob Roberts) By Brianna Randall When I was pregnant and living on a sailboat...

What makes this tandoori chicken salad different from the rest 07 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Salad. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) By Ellie Krieger Poached, chilled chicken breast is a protein-packed blank canvas...

All about Instagram's new Stories feature - which is basically a Snapchat clone 06 Aug 2016 - 05:40 pm

(Courtesy of Instagram) By Hayley Tsukayama Instagram on Tuesday announced a feature called Stories -- which will look very familiar to anyone who...

Being overweight may hasten brain ageing: study 04 Aug 2016 - 06:22 pm

Levels of crucial white matter -- connective tissue allowing different regions of the brain to communicate -- were significantly lower in clinically overweight...

This company is launching the first-ever private mission to the moon 03 Aug 2016 - 05:15 pm

MISSION 2 - MX-1 Micro-Lander with ILO Telescope at Moon's South Pole (Photo: Moon Express) By Brian Fung For years, the only entities...

New Instagram feature makes content disappear after 24 hours 02 Aug 2016 - 06:26 pm

(Photo : Instagram) Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook, is taking aim at fast-growing messaging app Snapchat with a new feature that...

Samsung's new jumbo phone unlocks with iris scanner 02 Aug 2016 - 06:17 pm

A woman walks past a billboard of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (L) and Galaxy S7 (R) at a mobile phone shop in Seoul...

Dinner in 20 minutes: Fruity Salmon 02 Aug 2016 - 05:38 pm

Fruity Salmon (Photo by Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post) By Bonnie S. Benwick Even though this meal is lean and light, it...

Making people's minds, bodies sing through music therapy 01 Aug 2016 - 06:56 pm

Kyoko Wada gives instructions on timing while playing wind chimes for a song. (Japan News-Yomiuri photo) By Yuko Ohiro TOKYO - Kyoko Wada...

A zippy marinade does double duty for steaks that need a tenderizing touch; recipe 01 Aug 2016 - 05:56 pm

Dorie Greenspan's Marinated and Seared Steak (Photo by Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post) By Dorie Greenspan The other day, we were six...

Sliver of hope seen in Alzheimer's drug trial 29 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

The findings are "interesting but also complex, and it will take time for the field to determine what they mean," said Maria Carrillo,...

Toyota falls behind VW in world's biggest automaker race 28 Jul 2016 - 10:31 am

New Volkswagen models Golf Cabriolet and Passat are stored at the 'CarTowers' in the theme park 'Autostadt' next to the Volkswagen plant in...

Take your treadmill to the virtual realm 26 Jul 2016 - 06:11 pm

RunSocial users can watch avatars of themselves run real-world routes, such as the Swiss Alps, right. (RunSocial) By Mike Plunkett During the extreme...

Healthy clones: Dolly the sheep's heirs reach ripe old age 26 Jul 2016 - 06:04 pm

This file photo taken on February 3, 1997 in Edinburgh shows Dolly the cloned sheep born on July 5, 1996 at the Edinburgh...

Drug combo may help fight antibiotic resistance 25 Jul 2016 - 06:28 pm

New York: Researchers have found that combinations of three different antibiotics can help overcome bacteria's resistance to antibiotics, even when none of the...

Avocados can be best first foods for babies: Study 25 Jul 2016 - 06:05 pm

New York: Feeding babies avocados, which has a neutral flavour, soft consistency and nutrient density, can help in boosting their growth and development,...