HEALTH

Dopamine cells lost in Parkinson's disease and produced from embryonic stem cells were shown to display exact functions of brain cells.

World Vasectomy Day aims to raise awareness of the procedure and engage in family planning.

Poll reveals that men are twice more likely to opt for rewarding assisted suicide than women.

Dump truck rushes the migrants away from the Gran Canaria nudist beach in front of shocked tourists.

BREAKING: World Organisation for Animal Health reveals cases of deadly virus found in Europe.

Funding will go to projects backed by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)

Open letter to NHS chief executive warns against dementia identification scheme.

Head of UN response mission says villages are not receiving any help due to lack of resources.

The outcome of a Court of Appeals case could criminalise mothers to be if they ingest certain food.

WHO indicates Liberia on recovery path while Sierra Leone continues to struggle.

Cancer drug works by targeting molecule involved in energy production process within tumour.

Diet containing coconut oil when given to mice with Cockayne disorder shown to help improve certain brain functions.

A cap that stops cancer drugs from reaching hair follicles is undergoing clinical trial in US.

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response therapy involves people watching others whispering to relax.

Clinically and emotionally, the benefits of yoga and meditation for breast cancer patients have been proven again.

Poll coincidences with International Stress Management Association's National Stress Awareness Day.

The emergence of two new strains of the polio virus could make the current immunisation programme ineffective.

Fears are up that the Ebola epidemic will spread further as people break quarantines to fetch food.

Scientists say head-mounted Google Glass device causes absolute blind spots by obstructing vision.

French researchers reveal the spontaneous evolution may be a key in finding a cure to the virus.

Chagas disease emerging as latest public health threat in the US.

Study finds mice protected from Alzheimer's disease with two type 2 diabetes drugs.

The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Swansea and the University of Toulouse.

Respiratory vaccine developed by University of Texas shown to be 100% effective in monkeys.

Genecoin wants to backup people's DNA on the blockchain for future genetic engineering and cloning

Scientists may have developed a treatment which could help prevent a build-up of antibiotic resistance.

BREAKING: Woman admitted herself to London hospital after recently returning from West Africa.

African support group claims outbreak is still a full-blown crisis in Sierra Leone.

Studying how bats can carry infectious diseases without becoming sick can help develop Ebola cure.