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How to Tap Into a Buyer's Emotions When Prepping Your Home for Sale 01/26/2017 07:00pm • You're unloading thousands of dollars in savings to fund the down payment and pay the mortgage on a home. But in reality, most homebuyers purchase first with their emotions and then justify the purchase with their wallets. Why? Because a home is several things: it's where you live, it's where you ra Tax scams and how to fight them 01/26/2017 06:49am • Q: What tax scams should I be watching out for this year? A: Many in the cybersecurity business refer to tax season as “Christmas for Criminals,” because of the amount of sensitive personal information that will be in circulation. The IRS reported a nearly 400 percent surge in phishing and Ashburn student achieves perfect score on ACT test 01/26/2017 04:53am • WASHINGTON — An Ashburn, Virginia, teenager has earned a rare distinction —he achieved a perfect score on the ACT test. "Less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a 36," said Ed Colby, ACT director of public relations. “It’s a remarkably small group of students w Cancer Chemotherapy and Hair Loss: Why It Matters 01/24/2017 07:00pm • Anna Crollman's reverse hair timeline says it all: Her short, stylish, frosted haircut 10 months after chemotherapy, her bald-as-an-egg scalp during chemotherapy and her thick, flowing brown locks before she began treatment for breast cancer. In the hair-journey images on her My Cancer Chic blog, in Could Radiotherapy Be a Launch Pad for the Cancer Moonshot? 01/24/2017 07:00pm • As part of the 2016 State of the Union address, President Obama reaffirmed Vice President Biden's challenge to "end cancer as we know it." Referred to as the "Cancer Moonshot," the initiative called for a partnership across multiple government agencies to integrate science, technology, advocacy, soc Oscars go gaga for 'La La Land' with record-tying 14 nods 01/24/2017 10:20am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The candy-colored love letter to musicals "La La Land" on Tuesday landed a record-tying 14 nominations to the Academy Awards, which fielded a notably more diverse field of nominees following two straight years of "OscarsSoWhite" backlash. "La La Land" matched "Titanic" and Your Doctor Is Not Fat Shaming You 01/23/2017 07:00pm • My grandmother was both ahead of her time and a product of her time. Ahead of her time in the sense that she was a microbiologist. A product of her time in that she was a lifelong smoker. She had no medical problems despite being a consistent half-pack-a-day smoker. By the time she reached her late Women Around the World Stand Up Against Female Genital Mutilation 01/23/2017 07:00pm • The silence around female genital mutilation and cutting must end. Female genital mutilation is hardly ever talked about in the news or on social media. Women and men get uncomfortable when the subject comes up and often change the conversation as soon as they can. Perhaps this silence is the reason How to Help Your Child Cope With a Learning Disability 01/23/2017 07:00pm • A learning disability is a problem that affects how a person processes, understands and uses information. Everyone has learning strengths and weaknesses, but people with learning disabilities have complex learning issues that persist throughout their lives. However, learning disabled students are a Explore Global Universities' Disability Support Services 01/23/2017 07:00pm • As a doctor who lost his vision due to cataract disease, Dr. Emmanuel Ita Bassey says he learned quickly that disability was not a recognized concept in his native Nigeria. He says the educational curriculum there also wasn't accessible for people with disabilities. Wanting to pursue a master's deg What Is Sleep Apnea, and Should You Get Tested? 01/23/2017 07:00pm • Obstructive sleep apnea causes people to stop breathing repeatedly at night, during sleep, due to throat muscle relaxation. It's estimated that 18 million Americans have OSA, and of those, 80 percent remain undiagnosed. Untreated, OSA has been found to significantly raise the risk of developing dia Is Your Job to Blame for Your Asthma? 01/23/2017 07:00pm • In the U.S. alone, more than 25 million people are known to have asthma. For those with the chronic lung disease, which narrows airways and can cause problems ranging from chest tightness to shortness of breath and coughing, potential hazards can lurk in every environment: your home, outside -- and How to decide which wireless carrier is best 01/23/2017 08:31am • Q: I’m trying to decide which cellular network to use and not sure how much of the marketing hype about the one percent difference is real. Any suggestions on how to figure out which network is best for me? A: As smartphone usage increases, figuring out which cellular network is best suited for Don't Put This in Your Vagina, Doctors Say 01/22/2017 07:00pm • Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle website Goop is raving about women putting a certain object in their vagina -- and many health experts aren't pleased, according to the Washington Post. A recent article on the site entitled " Better Sex: Jade Eggs for Your Yoni," advocates for sticking a $66 golf-ball-s Creative Ways Hospitals Reach Diverse Populations 01/22/2017 07:00pm • Accommodating different cultures, languages and faithsThere's a hospital in New Jersey that offers seaweed on its menu, since many women of Korean descent are taught that's what they should eat after giving birth; another is designing modesty gowns for Muslim women. In the past five decades, about 5