The latest in Nordic Countries

Middle-aged singletons at higher dementia risk: study

2010-04-16T11:31:44Z

People who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a study published Friday. Researchers interviewed 2,000 people selected randomly in the Kuopio and Joensuu regions of eastern Finland in the 1970s and 80s, when their average age was 50.4 years. A total of 1,409 of the volunteers were then re-examined in 1998 for cognitiv...

Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study

2010-06-26T04:43:43Z

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday. "Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 percent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor...

US Open Tennis

2010-09-09T01:01:03Z

Roger Federer, of Switzerland, reacts after defeating Robin Soderling, of Sweden, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a quarterfinal at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wedn...

APTOPIX US Open Tennis

2010-09-08T18:20:38Z

Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns a shot to Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during a quarterfinal at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, W...

Denmark Dylan Exhibition

2010-09-02T08:30:11Z

The Incident. acrylic on canvas from the Bob Dylan exhibition The Brazil Series at the National Gallery of Denmark, in Copenhagen on Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob D...

Sweden Soccer Ibrahimovic Euro 2012

2010-09-01T22:25:10Z

AC Milan's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic addresses the media during a news conference after a training session with the Swedish national soccer team in Stockholm Sweden on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, in view of Friday's UEFA Euro 2012 gro...

Sweden Polar Music Prize

2010-08-30T07:46:13Z

Italian composer Ennio Morricone attends the Polar Music Prize news conference, at Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix Sweden)