Scientists found that the berries combined with mainstream cancer treatment could make it more effective.

Cooked tomatoes are more beneficial than raw ones, nutritionists suggest.

A UN report says one in nine of the world's population still struggles hunger.

US President Barack Obama has said the Ebola epidemic could become a threat to global security and assigns 3,000 personnel from the country’s military to West Africa.

World Health Organization and health experts have suggested further reduction in sugar intake.

Some people’s brains are able to resist degenerative brain disorders, new study suggests.

Learning music can improve academic performance in children, a new study says.

People with rare blood group are threatened by higher risk of memory decline in their later life.

WHO calls for more international medical workers to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

The United Nations has contributed USD 3.8 million to the fight against Ebola in the West African region plighted with the disease.

A collaborative study has shown that experiencing regular bullying by a sibling as a child almost doubles the risk of depression when one is older.

Prediabetes may increase risk of certain types of cancers, new study says.

A UN agency says levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013.

Sleep deprivation could cause a decline in brain volume, new research has found.

A recent UNICEF report finds ‘staggering’ levels of violence against children worldwide.

The World Health Organization has said that Ebola's death toll in West Africa has reached 1,900 - 400 more than the previous count.

An experimental US Ebola vaccine is being trialed on humans at the country’s National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Chinese scientists have built a bionic arm controlled by the wearer’s thoughts, transferred to it via electrodes attached to their brains.

Swedish scientists have found that human skin carries out advanced calculations.

Tomato-rich diet can decrease risk of prostate cancer, new study indicated.

Botox injections may avert cancer growth in the digestive system, new study says.

The World Health Organization has urged governments to put in place tougher rules for electronic cigarettes.

Doctors in India have removed the skeleton believed to have come from an ectopic pregnancy in 1978.

Breastfeeding can ward off mother’s post-natal depression, new study suggests.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has faced criticism for its slow reaction vis-à-vis the yet-worst Ebola epidemic.

Amid continued controversy over a high-profile case, a Thai official says the country is to place a ban on commercial surrogacy.

Guinea has declared a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the country a "health emergency" as West Africa awaits arrival of experimental vaccines.

Canada is to donate 800 to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) for use in Africa.

Researchers have demonstrated a novel map to measuring early brain development of infants.

WHO authorizes the use of unproven drugs in fight against deadly Ebola virus.

Older adults perform better on cognitive tasks in the morning, study says.

More natural light exposure in workplace benefits the workers, new research suggests.

Higher maternal age could increase the risk of emergency operative delivery, new study says.

Learning music lessons and singing help children improve their language and reading skills.

Vitamin D deficiency may boost dementia developing risk in elderly people.

Resistant starch diet may cut meat-related colorectal cancer risk, new study says.

US President Barack Obama has said it was premature to send experimental drugs to Ebola victims in Africa.

Chief researcher in a stem cell study, which before being discredited was thought to have revolutionized the field, has committed suicide.

The largest study to date of the pros and cons attributed to aspirin has shown that a small daily intake of the drug significantly cuts risks of fatality or occurrence of bowel, stomach, and oesophageal cancer.

Scientists have found the clues for normal alertness of some short sleepers despite a lack of sleep.