The Washington state Department of Natural Resources expected to name a consultant this week that would conduct a study to estimate the amount of woody biomass available from timberlands in the state on a long-term sustainable basis for energy for

If these walls had ears, they might tell a homeowner some interesting things. Like when water is dripping into an attic crawl space, or where an open window is letting hot air escape during winter.The walls do have ears, thanks to a device that

Civil engineers at the University of Washington and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Seattle office have taken a first look at how dams in the Columbia River basin, the nation's largest hydropower system, could be managed for a different say a new

Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, says a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, in Chicago. The study, published in the Sept. 15 online issue of Neurology, the of a

"Retire rich." Those words entice us from magazine covers in the supermarket line, infomercials on late-night TV, pop-up ads online, and flyers distributed by investment firms.Often accompanied by photos of happy folks on lawn chairs, yachts, or

Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, claim to have found a "therapeutic target" that potentially could lead to a new way to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease.The target, called neutral (N-SMase), a

Cherrywood Place Retirement & Assisted Living, a 47-unit senior-living facility on Spokane's North Side, is planning a $404,000 remodel, says Mike Sutton, the maintenance director there.The project involves installing roll-in showers and and and

Home-based exercises followed by voluntary home training seem to be associated with long-term effects on balance and gait, or manner of walking, and may help protect high-risk, elderly women from hip fractures, says a report in the September issue