Nicotine may be addictive, but it can help boost memory and learning, a new study suggests. In a research done by scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, the findings showed that the increase in concentration felt by smokers could help fight dementia.

A man chronicled his life via Polaroid photos, taking a shot every day for 18 years. Jamie Livingston, a photographer, began taking pictures with a Polaroid camera in 1978 at Bard College. He noticed he'd taken a photo a day, and had the idea to continue the series by taking one image a day. He kept the photos organized by date and categorized them in Polaroid boxes kept in suitcases according to reports.

A survey of 2,520 executive made by a New York-based online job search website said office cursing topped the reasons why bosses fire employees. According to TheLadders. com, 38 percent of the respondents to the online survey pointed to violation of office etiquette, primarily using cuss words, as their number one reason for terminating workers.

A 19-year-old freshman from the University of Oklahoma became this city's youngest mayor after winning the mayoral election on Tuesday. John Tyler Hammons, who is majoring in political science and public administration, beat three-time former mayor Hershel McBride, 70, by garnering 3,703 votes over his rival's 1,616 votes based on unofficial results.

Consumer magazine Which? has found that computer keyboards can be a home to bacteria that may cause food poisoning symptoms and stomach upsets. Tests made on 33 keyboards at its office here showed four posed a health risk, with one being host to five times more germs than the office's toilet seats.