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There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia that affect the elderly.Mental health professionals believe there are activities that can enhance quality of life. One therapy uses

It's not uncommon for Pakistanis to sing poetry and use it in political protests. So when the Communist rock band Laal appropriated decades-old verses about hope, the music accompanied a new movement.

Under a new Pentagon program, teams of anthropologists are being paired with troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Guests discuss the controversial idea of "academic embeds" and what social scientists can do to assist American troops at war.

How prevalent is cheating in school nowadays, and what can be done to prevent it? We speak to the authors of the new book "Cheating in School: What We Know and What We Can Do," about maintaining academic integrity in the 21st century.

On a remote fjord in northwest Greenland, traditional Inuit hunting techniques are being used to stick tiny, high-tech satellite tracking devices onto narwhals — a kind of Arctic whale famous for its long, spiral unicorn horn.

The San Diego school board is allowing a new charter school to open its doors in another district. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis says the move could start a trend.

New Hampshire voters cast their ballots for president in the nation's first primary. Political analysts Gloria Penner and Carl Luna explain the surprise results.

Scott Peterson, Middle East correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, describes what it's like to be on patrol with U.S. Marines in the Fallujah area. Last month, he was embedded with the Marine company that controls most of northeast Fallujah.

Speaking Tuesday at the New Economic School in Moscow, President Obama outlined a vision of international cooperation, in which Russia and its citizens would play a leading role. The speech comes one day after Obama's summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, which was intended to mark a new chapter in relations between the two former Cold War adversaries.

China is worried about unemployment. Recent college graduates are among the hardest hit. More Chinese are attending universities than ever, but now, there are more college graduates than jobs.