Quotes of the Day

If there's one area of the house that the experts agree about when it comes to improving the value of your home, it is the kitchen. If your home is more than seven years old, chances are that your kitchen is at least partially obsolete. Take a look at the likely sales price of your home and try to spend no more than 10 percent on a kitchen makeover. The two areas of the kitchen that receive the most attention are the floor and the countertops (The sink and stove are also important.) Many new models for upscale homes will include traditional tile countertops around the periphery of the kitchen with a granite island in the center. Today, most people prefer the offset sink with a small higher side for the garbage disposer and a deep, wide side for soaking. [2003] - Robert Irwin

The Law of Habit: Whatever you do repeatedly eventually becomes a new habit. [2004] - Brian Tracy

Multiple studies in midlife and older adults indicate that sleep disturbance is the risk for late-onset dementia. Note the 7-hour cutoff for association with the lowest hazard ratio. After 7 hours, more sleep is associated with more risk. Other cardiovascular factors are tied to risk of Alzheimer's and all-cause dementia, including a very high HDL, high LDL, and elevation of systolic blood pressure. A retina image is independently helpful for prediction of high risk. Speech, analyzed with AI methods, can predict Alzheimer's disease within 6 years. People deemed at high risk must undergo further assessment and close surveillance. This includes a conventional brain MRI, or a resting-state functional MRI that can further differentiate risk and predict the disease up to 9 years in advance. [2025] - Eric Topol

If you are buying a condominium as your principal residence, you generally don't pay any fees, other than the appraisal fee to the mortgage broker. [2017] - Calum Ross

As you age, your risk of developing and dying from cancer grows every year——until you hit 85 or 90. Interestingly, that's when your cancer risk begins to drop. At age 65, we're 100 times more likely to have a tumor than we're at age 35, but if you don't get a cancer diagnosis by a certain age, you may never get one. [2023] - Michael Greger