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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Today's lesson: be happy, live longer. Now science seems to back the glass half-full approach.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Today's lesson: be happy, live longer. Now science seems to back the glass half-full approach.

One year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in adults aged 55 and more, leading to an improvement in spatial memory, a new study showed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new species of giant crayfish literally crawled out from under a rock in Tennessee, proving that large new species of animals can be found in highly populated and well-explored places, researchers said on Wednesday.

Seven pillars of safety boost understanding. Read the complete series ? parts 1-5 of the "Do No Harm, Hospital Care in Las Vegas" ? watch videos, hear victims' stories and see source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four previously abundant species of bumblebee are close to disappearing in the United States, researchers reported on Monday in a study confirming that the agriculturally important bees are being affected worldwide.

Weakened by inbreeding and disease, bumble bees have died off at an astonishing rate over the past 20 years, with some US populations diving more than 90 percent, according to a new study.

Weakened by inbreeding and disease, bumble bees have died off at an astonishing rate over the past 20 years, with some US populations diving more than 90 percent, according to a new study.

To help patients, Nevada hospitals should be transparent about errors. Over the last several months, the Las Vegas Sun has published the results of its investigation into hospital care in the valley, finding that in 2008 and 2009 thousands of patients were sickened or injured due to mistakes.Sun reporters Marshall Allen and Alex Richards found that hospitals regularly fail to acknowledge those mistakes and unsafe conditions, and when patients are harmed due to a mistake, the hospitals often neglect to tell them.

Local hospitals' willingness to change culture would be a step toward better care, transparency. It's too late to protect Don Carlson, who was almost killed by a deadly infection he contracted in a Las Vegas hospital. The lengthy recovery cost him his security guard job, and now he's in bankruptcy.

Rising above a fear of malpractice suits, pioneers in health care safety enact seven pillars that work. Chicago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of one species of elephant, Africa has two, researchers said on Tuesday, confirming suspicions about the two distinctly different looking pachyderms.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of one species of elephant, Africa has two, researchers said on Tuesday, confirming suspicions about the two distinctly different looking pachyderms.

University of Connecticut selects Georgia university administrator as its 1st female president. The University of Connecticut's board of trustees has selected a Georgia university administrator as its next president.

APNewsBreak: Egg sales rebound after big recall thanks to industry campaign, reliance on eggs. Sales of eggs have rebounded after a sharp drop in the weeks following the August recall of 550 million eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Prefer your fitness with a dose of country?

With team in turmoil, Vikings turn to Leslie Frazier to try and salvage the season. During perhaps the most tumultuous season in franchise history, the Minnesota Vikings were looking for a steady hand and a calming voice to guide them through the rest of this rocky year.

Ill. breeder scours Midwest roadsides for wild grapes that could toughen up their wine cousins. Wine-grape expert Bill Shoemaker has taken to the roadsides of Illinois in search of wild grapes that he hopes can be crossed with their more refined cousins to create a tasty and hardy crop.

Biochemical company Sigma-Aldrich reshuffles leadership after weekend death of CEO, chairman. Billion-dollar biochemicals interest Sigma-Aldrich Corp. introduced its shuffled executive staff Monday as it mourned the weekend death of its leader, who spent more than three decades with the company.

Report: More US students study abroad in Chile, Peru; more Chinese students coming to America. American students are increasingly studying abroad in nontraditional destinations like Chile and Peru, while U.S. universities are hosting a growing number of students from China, according to a report released Monday.