WASHINGTON - SPACE shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, beginning a 'home improvement' mission to double the living space on the orbiting complex.
CHICAGO - PEOPLE who manage to keep a razor-sharp memory well into their 80s appear to have fewer fibre-like tangles of a protein linked with Alzheimer's than those who age normally, US researchers said on Sunday.
PARIS - RESIDENTS in the European Union's wealthier nations live in good health up to 14 years longer than their more recent EU neighbours to the east, according to a major study published on Monday.