Socializing with friends and family helps protect people from a heart attack and illnesses such as flu, according to new research. Loneliness is linked to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke and ...

New treatments to slow the aging of the brain may be possible following a major breakthrough. American scientists have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as ...

Single people are less extroverted, less conscientious, and less open to experiences than people who are married or in relationships, according to a new study. Lifelong singletons also have lower ...

Meet the specially trained HeroRATS who "save lives every day" - by sniffing out hidden landmines in Cambodia. Cambodia has one of the highest concentrations of landmines in the world. APOPO is a ...

A mystery "alien" signal from outer space has been tracked down to its source. First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts, or FRBs, last only a millisecond and can carry an enormous amount of energy ...

Scientists have created virtual reality goggles - for mice. Cornell University researchers built the tiny eyepieces - called MouseGoggles - to study the clever critters' neural activity when ...

This is the moment a vehicle narrowly avoided getting hit by a wind turbine blade. The giant blade was being transported on a main road in Heilongjiang, China, on Dec. 23. The vehicle was driving ...

Parkinson's disease patients can dance the blues away, reveals new research. Dancing lowers the depression associated with ...

An abandoned Boeing 727 plane once owned by Pablo Escobar has been transformed into the world's coolest Airbnb - and makes guests feel like billionaires. The private jet resides on an industrial ...

A new blood test can predict how long vaccine immunity will last. The revolutionary breakthrough will help to create more effective jabs, say scientists. They explained that when children receive ...

Exercise really does reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, according to a new study. And doctors should survey all patients about their physical activity levels, say scientists. American ...

A new way of treating common inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema is on the horizon, according to a new study. American researchers discovered that a compound called SYM2081 inhibited ...