Study: U.S. Alzheimer’s rate seems to be dropping
The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an epidemic that is still growing simply because more people are living to an old age, new studies show.
Sanitation recommendations unofficially pushed back
Starkville aldermen unofficially delayed receipt of recommendations on possibly outsourcing the city’s sanitation services Tuesday after Chief Administrative Officer Taylor Adams and department head Emma Gandy asked for more time to study internal, cost-saving measures.
Results of economic study to be released to public
The results of a comprehensive strategic economic and community development study of the Golden Triangle will be presented to the public for review and discussion Tuesday.
Transportation leader Foxx pushes for highway funding
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says that during an eight-state bus trip, he’s experiencing what other Americans feel on highways every day.
Study: Snack might help avoid fight with spouse
A quick candy bar may stave off more than hunger. It could prevent major fights between husbands and wives, at least if a new study that used voodoo dolls is right.
J5 Broaddus using study to assist public works
Columbus’ project managing firm will run the city’s public works department starting Monday.
The arrangement will last a month, according to J5 Broaddus senior project manager Robyn Eastman.
At-home mothers on the rise, new research shows
The rising cost of child care is among likely reasons for a rise in the number of women staying home full-time with their children, according to a new Pew Research Center report released Tuesday.
Study: Most states improve election performance
A new report by a nonpartisan public policy group says Americans spent an average of three minutes less standing in line to vote in the 2012 presidential election than they did four years earlier. An exception was Florida, where the wait increased by 16 minutes.
J5 Broaddus: City public works waste could exceed $1M
A study conducted by the city’s project managing firm — one that lead to placing GPS trackers on city trucks to track their whereabouts — revealed a potential waste of more than $1 million in the city’s public works department.
Miss. Gaming Commission to study online gambling
Mississippi’s chief gambling regulator is heading up a group that will gather data on how Internet gambling and sports betting are working other states.
Race for Results: New report details racial gap among U.S. children
In every region of America, white and Asian children are far better positioned for success than black, Latino and American Indian children, according to a new report appealing for urgent action to bridge this racial gap.
Young workers change jobs frequently, study shows
Young adults born in the early 1980s held an average of just over six jobs each from ages 18 through 26, a Labor Department survey showed Wednesday.
Federal school report highlights Miss. disparities
Black students in Mississippi are much more likely to be taught by rookie teachers, and black males are suspended at the second-highest rates in the country.
Report could delay action on road funds until 2016
Proponents of increased Mississippi highway funding aren’t just going to be waiting until 2015.
They’ll probably be waiting until 2016.
Ovary removal aids high-risk women but at what age
For women who carry a notorious cancer gene, surgery to remove healthy ovaries is one of the most protective steps they can take. New research suggests some may benefit most from having the operation as young as 35.
National drop in obese toddlers, study suggests
Toddler obesity shrank sharply in the past decade, a new study suggests. While promising, it’s not proof that the nation has turned a corner in the battle against childhood obesity, some experts say.
Motorists criticize federal study of drunk driving
Orange cones and flashing police lights confronted Ricardo Nieves as he rounded a bend on the way to his mother’s house. Before he knew what was going on, Nieves said a man working for a government contractor stepped in front of his car and forced him to turn into a parking lot.
Study disputes the value of routine mammograms
A Canadian study that many experts say has major flaws has revived debate about the value of mammograms. The research suggests that these screening X-rays do not lower the risk of dying of breast cancer while finding many tumors that do not need treatment.
New treatment could reduce kids’ peanut allergies
An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80 percent of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome nuts.
Want to get the flu? Volunteers sneeze for science
Forget being sneezed on: Government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses.