Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men

Differences in “his” and “her” layoffs are beginning to take shape as job losses mount — revealing gender dynamics that may not have been as apparent when the Dow was at 14,000.

Original post by By HANNAH SELIGSON

Novelties: ‘Fantastic Voyage,’ Revisited: The Pill That Navigates

Philips Research has developed a prototype for a pill that can navigate toward a specific spot in the body and deposit its medicine there, radioing dispatches to the doctor as it travels.

Original post by By ANNE EISENBERG

Unboxed: Disruptive Innovation, Applied to Health Care

Technological advances are making it possible to envision a health care system that provides more individualized care without necessarily increasing costs, some experts say.

Original post by By JANET RAE-DUPREE

Fishing the Bahama Flats

Follow the bonefish with your fly rod on Acklins Island, only five hours of flight time from New York, but a whole world away.

Original post by By SAM SIFTON

Surfacing: Saved by Design in Portland

A scrappy street, lined with colorful galleries and boutiques, in the Oregon city’s northeast section has become a new hub for the creative set.

Original post by By JANE HODGES

National Briefing | West: California: And Babies Make 14

The woman from Whittier who gave birth to octuplets this week already had six children but refused the option of reducing the number of embryos she was carrying, her mother said.

Original post by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Roche’s Genentech Bid Turns Hostile

Roche said it would pay a lower price than it had offered last July for the 44 percent of Genentech it does not already own and that it would go directly to shareholders with its offer.

Original post by By ANDREW POLLACK