ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The tradition dates back to the Old West: A cowboy gently soothes his cattle with a simple song. "Come on girls, let's go," the cowboy croons as he gathers his bovines from across the desert range. One day, this cowboy may not

Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years. At 32, he's not worried about losing his memory. He's taking advantage of a growing market in "brain fitness" spurred by ageing baby boomers.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.----Targacept, Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics , today announced the designation of a lead compound in its smoking cessation program, triggering a $500,000 mile

The Pentagon's storied research and development arm turned 50 years old this year. Its birthday present from the Pentagon brass: another $100 million in budget cuts.

KUALA LUMPUR: Enterprise software giant IBM Malaysia will collaborate with eleven local universities to establish and develop a multi- discipline curriculum called Service Science Management and Engineering (SSME).