By Valerie Minard Tennis player Venus Williams gets it all the time. Questions about her age. Although the 37-year- old is ranked ninth in the world and is having her best season in years, reporters always question her age, as if she has exceeded her shelf life as a tennis player and her next game […]
At annual meeting, Christian Scientists see “new spirit” emerging in society
By: Kevin Ness Dateline: June 5, 2017 Boston, MA — In today’s culture of political divisions and religious strife, Christian Scientists spoke at their church’s annual meeting of “a new spirit” emerging, which is calling forth the best in people across denominational and national lines. In an interview, the chair of the denomination’s board of […]
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Women’s History Month: Celebrates Mary Baker Eddy
By Valerie Minard Women’s History month commemorates the achievements of remarkable women who have made a difference in American history. Most of us may be familiar with such notables as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, or Clara Barton. But, if they were here today, they may have nominated one of their contemporaries, […]
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Is it possible to drop the limitations of aging?
By Valerie Minard Agnes Zhelesnik bends over to tie an apron on a 5-year old girl in the home economics class she teaches at the Sundance School in North Plainfield, NJ. Preschoolers through fifth graders, who affectionately call her “Granny,” learn from her how to cook and sew. “I just love it here,” says 102-year-old Agnes, […]
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Can Alzheimer’s disease be reversed?
By Valerie Minard When neonatologist Dr. Ingeborg Syllum-Rapoport, walked out of the University of Hamburg’s medical school with her second doctorate degree this June, it was a bittersweet moment. 102-year-old Ingeborg had just become the oldest ever to receive a doctorate in Germany. Denied her degree during WWII because of Nazi-race laws regarding Jews, Ingeborg […]
