There are images that flicker in the mind before sleep: the loss, the resilience and then the strange mundanity of it all, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins ...

Reports say a cement truck spill caused debris to flow onto the roadway. At the time of the incident, crews were diverting traffic around the spill.

Scientists have developed a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease by turning ordinary brain cells into powerful plaque-clearing machines. Instead of requiring frequent antibody ...