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Actor Amanda Peet says she's 'cancer-free and extremely lucky"
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (445+ words) Amanda Peet stars in Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV which is now in its second season. She's pictured above in Los Angeles on Oct. 16, 2025. Richard Shotwell/AP hide caption Actor Amanda Peet says she's always waiting for the other…...
A new approach to brain health, one neuron at a time: Short Wave
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (209+ words) Neuroscientist Paul Nuyujukian likens the brain to a stadium full of people. To eavesdrop on the crowd you could put a microphone in the middle of the stadium. But to understand the conversations you need to record individual people. He…...
Remembering action hero Chuck Norris
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (1938+ words) In addition to his kung fu and action films, Norris, who died March 19, starred in the TV show Walker, Texas Ranger. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1988 about learning karate while stationed in Korea. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "WALKER, TEXAS…...
Remembering Action Hero Chuck Norris: Fresh Air
2+ week, 6+ day ago (232+ words) We remember martial arts champion turned Hollywood action hero Chuck Norris, who died last week at age 86. In addition to his many kung fu and action films, he was the star of the long-running TV show, "Walker, Texas Ranger." He…...
Modest 'mental exercise' can reduce risk of dementia for decades, study finds
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (659+ words) One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton reports on a new study of people…...
Scientists say this brain network may explain range of Parkinson's symptoms
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (524+ words) Parkinson's disease can affect sleep, thinking and smell, as well as movement. A new study may explain why. Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon…...
In April NPR profiled people who couldn't get their HIV drugs. How are they faring now?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1823+ words) This year Billiance Chondwe has found himself careening between grave concern for his community and guarded optimism. Chondwe " who is affectionately called Pastor Billy by his congregants in Kitwe, Zambia " knows many people who are HIV positive. So, on January…...
Unlocking the Gen Z consumer
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) As Nike targets a new generation with a revised slogan, "Why Do It? ," NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to consumer trends expert Casey Lewis about what brands get right and wrong about Gen Z. A new Nike ad asks kind of an…...
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1043+ words) Trever Keller, left, and Rhiannon Costanzo, right, walk to drop off Keller's mail-in ballot on the campus of Penn State University in Oct. 2024. Keller and Costanzo, who have been in a relationship for more than a year, voted for opposing…...
Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (975+ words) A nationwide experiment to give health care in rural America a $50 billion makeover is underway. The Trump administration, in a late December announcement, revealed how much each state will get under an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health…...