A small-intestine transplant patient in China has married nearly eight years after an organ transplant from his father saved his life. Yang Feng, 27, from the central Henan Province was diagnosed with diverticulosis, a serious intestinal disease,... More

Seeking to keep the price of a cancer drug affordable for masses, activists from several countries Monday gathered here and asked Swiss pharmaceutical major Novartis to withdraw its case against the Indian government that has not granted patent to... More

Inhaled treatments work better for children suffering from asthma compared to other methods of treatment, say scientists after comparing the effectiveness and safety of different medicines. Although several medications are available to help... More

The elderly can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by keeping their mind active, says a new study. Frank LaFerla, a professor of neurobiology and behaviour at the University of California at Irvine, studied hundreds of mice between two and... More

People suffering from low blood pressure may face the risk of being depressed and anxious, say researchers. A Norwegian study analysed health reports from North-Trondelag County from the 1990s and found that of the 60,000 people detailed in them,... More

Daily use of certain anti-depressant drugs could double the risk of fractures in adults above 50 years of age because of their effect on bone physiology, says a new study. Researchers at the Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research at McGill... More

Adults who sleep eight hours or more may have shorter life spans than those who sleep less, says a new research. But experts say the study is flawed. Based on a nationwide survey of 1.1 million adults, the study by Daniel Kripke of the University... More

Drinking coffee could help cure baldness as caffeine blocks the effects of a chemical known to damage hair, say researchers. Tobias Fischer of the University of Jena in Germany took scalp biopsies from 14 men in the early stages of hair loss. He... More

Fat people are likely to cope better with heart failure, says a new study. Gregg Fonarow and colleagues at the University of California analysed the records of over 100,000 patients hospitalised because their heart condition was worsening,... More

Exposure to heavy metal toxins from common household goods like glazed pottery and pesticides can harm your health, says a new study. Heavy metal arsenic, lead and mercury are also present in herbal food supplements, old painted surfaces and... More