Catherine Henthorn was skiing in France with her husband and daughter when she received the phone call that made her blood run cold. It was from her 19-year-old son, Ed, then studying in Manchester. ‘He just said: “Mum, I want to kill myself,” ’ recalls Catherine, a...

The number of vulnerable older people getting their flu jab before the start of winter has dropped since last year, official figures show. Some 62.5 per cent of pensioners had their vaccination in September, October or November compared to 67.9 per cent in the same...

In the midst of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a silver lining comes in the form of a baby referred to as "young miracle," the youngest survivor. The bundle of joy, named Benedicte, was just six days old when she was admitted to a treatment...

Gene Editing, a tool for editing a human DNA, may soon help alleviate the Obesity crisis that affects millions of U.S. adults. A major research conducted by scientists from the University of California, San Francisco indicates how CRISPRa ("a" stands for activation)...

Microscopic tweezers have been developed which could change the way scientists learn about diseases and develop treatments. Researchers have unveiled the nanoscale tweezers, which are around 2,000 times thinner than the width of a human hair. They work by using an...

Amber Miller ran the Chicago Marathon while pregnant at 39 weeks; immediately after completing the race, she gave birth. Despite backlash against her seemingly inappropriate and reckless behavior, it turns out that expectant mothers aren’t doing anything wrong by...

When it comes to dietary recommendations, "eat a variety of foods," probably echoes in the back of our minds with how often we hear it. But a new scientific statement suggests that it may not be the best piece of advice after all. The paper titled "Dietary Diversity:...

A new study offers insight into the route by which HIV/AIDS arrived in North America and also claims it debunks a theory about the first person in the United States to be infected. In 1987, author Randy Shilts reported that Gaëtan Dugas, a Canadian flight attendant,...

Toddlers should get low-tech toys like building blocks, puzzles and even cardboard boxes for Christmas instead of gadgets. That's the view of one group of experts who say flashy digital gizmos are overrated and simpler hands-on toys are better for children's...

A woman lost an eye after a parasite found lurking in shower water became stuck behind her contact lens.  Petra van Kalmthout, from Belgium, took a shower while wearing her lenses on a sailing holiday three years ago.  When her eye became red and painful days later,...