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Think of Alzheimer’s as a big mountain of a problem. If scientists could climb this particular mountain easily, none of us would slip away into the crevasse of lost memories. But we do, in ever large

San Diego scientists are close to figuring out why our bodies age and why old age is the leading cause of disease. KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon has the story.

From free-flowing blogs to social networks and Wikipedia, creating legal regulations for behavior on the Web is a specialty evolving as rapidly as innovations on the Internet. A growing number of law schools are answering the call.

Cannabis, or hemp, has been grown in the U.S. since the days of George Washington. But it has been prohibited for personal or recreational use since 1913. We look at the remarkable history of marijuana in this country, including its early reputation for making users violent and insane, up to present-day efforts to legalize it.

President Bush's call for democracy in the Middle East has taken on new significance since the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister stirred protests for Syria to pull out its troops from Lebanon. The president also points to first-time democratic elections in Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Kamal, a political science professor at Cairo University, discusses democratic movements in the region and specifically Egypt.

Gray whale sightings are common in the waters along our coast around this time of year. For the second year in a row, a gray whale has been observed hanging out in San Diego Bay, which is relatively uncommon. The executive director for the Birch Aquarium joins us today to discuss what the whale might be doing in the bay.

The Department of Defense's budget is heavily affected by rising gas prices, especially when it comes to fueling Air Force jets. Some even say that Iraq's oil reserves should help pay the costs.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to adopt California's standard for ozone levels. Ozone is a major component of smog and is linked to health problems for children and the elder

A key source of water for millions of people in San Diego and throughout the west could go dry. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers say Lake Mead could dry up if we don't change our ways.