Bird flu defence discovered in our bodies
A key defence that blocks nearly all bird flu when it attempts to invade our body has been discovered by scientists. Bird flus have been...
Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding
When a man who'd been sleeping rough walked into a police station near Heathrow Airport, it would lead to the UK's first prosecution of human...
Synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues
Scientists have created the synthetic human embryos - using no eggs or sperm - provoking deep ethical questions, according to reports. The synthetic embryos -...
US doctors forced to ration as cancer drug shortages hit nationwide
Toni Dezomits, a 55-year-old retired law enforcement officer, is fighting a recurrence of her stage 4 ovarian cancer. She had already undergone several rounds of...
Sister André, world’s oldest person, dies at 118
World's oldest person dies in France, chalks up her longevity to chocolate and wine. Sister André, a French nun who held the title of the...
Doctors risked their own lives to remove a live grenade from a Ukrainian soldier’s chest
The surgeons had to refrain from using common procedures that could have detonated the grenade. Ukrainian military doctors have successfully completed a rare and dangerous...
A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric disorders
Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring. Scientists have uncovered a mysterious network of brain connections that is...
What is a runner’s high?
Here's what the strange euphoria that sets in after aerobic exercise really is. If you’ve ever cheered on a group of exhausted marathon runners with...
North Korea says fever cases in locked-down province were flu
SEOUL: North Korea said today it had confirmed that cases of unknown fever reported near its border with China were patients with the flu, state...
Death toll in Austria storms rises to five
VIENNA: Five people, including two children, died in Thursday as storms wreaked havoc in Austria, according to the country’s news agency and officials. Three people...