How to Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk if You Have the APOE4 Gene Variant NYT - Top Stories By: Dana G. Smith 21 October 2026 at 10:01 People with the APOE4 gene variant have more to lose from unhealthy habits — and potentially more to gain from healthy ones. © Claire Merchlinsky/The New York Times; Photographs via Getty
Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound. NYT - Top Stories By: Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya 16 October 2026 at 14:28 Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women. © Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News, via Associated PressJapan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said her all-male team of aides has had trouble adapting to her schedule.