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...Silvia Townsend of San Diego took her 12-year-old son Bailey to a regular movie. Once. "It was horrible," says Townsend. "He was terrified when the lights turned off. And when the loud music started, he was covering his ears and started screaming in obvious pain." Now Bailey loves attending sensory-friendly films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autistic Kids at the Movies: Where Shhhh Isn't Allowed | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...fish, weighing up to 1,000 lb (450 kg). It's been around for more than 400 million years, which means it is older than the trees, older than the Himalayas, older than the Atlantic Ocean itself. The species isn't cute. Its expressionless eyes show neither pain nor curiosity, and it doesn't do tricks at aquariums. But it tastes really, really good, and it's on the verge of becoming extinct. Already depleted from overfishing, stocks are down 60% just over the past decade, and the species might be gone within a few short years. The reason? Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning My Back, Sadly, on Bluefin Tuna | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...people. They also took part in the Moscow theater siege of 2002 that claimed more than 100 lives. Their motivation, investigators say, is often revenge for the deaths of male relatives at the hands of Russian security forces. Giorgberidze, who renounces terrorist attacks against civilians as unjustifiable, said the pain these women have suffered over the years nevertheless gives them reason to resist the Russian state through violence. (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow Bombings: A New Cycle of Retaliation? | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...cardiovascular events sounds impressive until you take a closer look. Men taking Crestor had a lower risk of hard events, including fatal and nonfatal heart attack and stroke. But the only statistically significant benefits for women treated with Crestor involved less extreme end points, like hospitalization for unstable chest pain and arterial revascularization (a category of procedures that includes major surgery). To prevent one event, 36 women would need to take the statin for five years - a modest result, critics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Statins Work Equally for Men and Women? | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...that, genetically, she's more likely to remember to mail stuff. We were both shocked at the amount of information contained in her spit, which heretofore had revealed only how recently she brushed. Her spit knew stuff about her she didn't know, like how sensitive she is to pain (average) and whether her IQ would have been higher if her mom hadn't given her formula...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joel Stein: Does My Son Take After Me — or His Mom? A Genetic Test | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

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