May the workforce be with you
Sasha Abramsky: Why should Obama bother wooing union leaders and their members? Without them, his plans for social reform won't work
Study finds new link between childhood obesity and heart disease
Research shows that neck arteries of obese children were similar to those of a 45-year-old
Speaking out on autism
Since its beginnings in 2005, Autism Speaks has raised $30m in funding for autism research in the US
Pandemics: Google takes on real viruses
Search giant to fund research aimed at detecting and preventing virulent new diseases
Googling is good for the ageing brain
Research suggests that spending time searching the web may stimulate the brain of elderly people more than reading a book
How to die ‘the Oregon way’
For more than 10 years, assisted suicides have been legal in Oregon. Katharine Whitehorn visits the US state that believes in death with dignity
Give it a twirl
The retro art of hula hooping is making a comeback. And no wonder, says Lucy Atkins: as well as being a lot of fun, it will tone your body in all the right places
The politicians who get up with the birds
Tim Dowling: Among the more electrifying revelations about Sarah Palin is the mildly disturbing fact that she gets up at 4.30am every day
Bill Clinton: Brown’s brain will see him through
Former US president Bill Clinton gave his support to the prime minister today, advising him to use his "big brain and good heart" to work through Britain's economic difficulties