Duke Han, an assistant professor of neuropsychology at Chicago's Rush University, was surprised to see that Alzheimer’s disease made young minds perform better. He has been conducting research on Alzheimer's disease for years now.

Han earlier thought that he had committed some mistake and he did the analyses again confirm the findings.

Raymond Cirimele, a Chicago resident sued Daniele International Inc. and Wholesome Spice, alleging that the companies’ salami product made him fall sick.

He filed a lawsuit against the companies in Cook County Circuit Court, on Thursday.

A similar lawsuit against Daniele and Wholesome Spice was filed by Harold Hanks of Lake Ozark, last week.

One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to "eat right" or "eat better", and this year, major food and restaurant chains are all set to help their customers keep and follow this resolution effectively.

Commonwealth Edison Co., less formally known as ComEd, has confirmed that power has been restored to homes of more than 90% customers whose electrical supply had been cut off on the back of an usually icy weather.

A 17 year old boy and a 2 year old baby were given the gift of life when doctors in Chicago performed life-saving transplants on both the boys simultaneously, in a move which was a first for the doctors at the Children's Memorial Hospital.

Owner and operator of various popular radio stations in major US cities including New York and Chicago, Citadel Broadcasting Corp., has reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan, succumbing under financial constraints, with a deal to shed $1.4 Billion worth of debt.

According to a new study published online in the December 10 edition of the journal The Lancet, supplementing the standard estrogen-blocking 'tamoxifen' drug with chemotherapy can improve the chances of survival in postmenopausal women suffering from the most common kind of breast cancer, called estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Going by a study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard, loneliness is quite similar to any other contagious disease, and can easily ‘spread’ from one person to another.

A U. S based publisher, Tribune Company is likely to introduce a new retirement plan for its employees. Tribune at present, owns the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.

As per the results of an annual survey released by the American Psychological Association, more residents of Chicago have been complaining about stress caused by work and job stability than money or economic issues.