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Maisy Vignes, who was born with a haemoglobin level of zero has started going to primary school and impressing her teachers.

The first-time mother, who was given an epidural before her surgery felt unbearable pain while the operation was being carried out.

While pronouncing the verdict, the judge ruled that Mikael Halvarsson, suffering from sexsomnia was in a state of sleepiness and unconsciousness.

According To World Alzheimer Report, limiting smoking, detention and control of blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular risks reduce the risk of dementia.

Danielle Bradshaw from Tameside, Greater Manchester, had her right leg amputated and now wants the other leg to be cut too.

Hepatitis Australia has requested the government to act quickly to prevent the spread of new infections of hepatitis B and C

Richard III received two blows on the back of his head during the battle at Bosworth Field in 1485, causing his death.

The surgery to remove the tumour from the brain of George, the goldfish, took 45 minutes with a cost of $200.

John Mauremootoo married Julie Macfarlane to keep his promise to his wife Clare Mauremootoo, who died of motor neurone disease.

Electronic cigarette or e-cigarette refills contain concentrated nicotine and swallowing a few drops can be very dangerous to toddlers, say experts.

Created by Michael Tolley and his team at Harvard University, the soft robot has no skeleton and withstands fire, snow, acid.

CISRO's 94-metre science ship, RV Investigator, aims to put Australia into the marine science big league.

Alice Nonie Dubes and Vivian Boyack, both in their 90’s got married in Davenport, Lowa, in the company of their close friends and family members.

Bindi Irvin, wildlife warrior and daughter of popular crocodile hunter, Steve Irvin, posted a picture of herself on Instagram on Sunday, along with a caption that hinted that she was in love. There were speculations that Irvin is dating her mother’s assistant, Luke Reavley,

Men in Australia are more likely to be attacked by sharks than women, maybe because of staying long in the water.

Poor and inadequate sleep leads to shrinkage of the gray matter in the brain over a period of time, researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom said.

Handsome men or men with masculine faces have lower quality of sperm, suggests a study conducted at the University of Valencia in Spain. The findings were published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

Forty-year-old Amanda Davey, from Southport ran and fell down, nearly breaking her neck, after participating in an ice bucket challenge.

Sleeping on animal skin or animal fur, especially in the first three months of a baby’s life, reduces the risk of developing asthma and allergies, reveals a study.

Electronic (E) cigarettes can save thousands of life if all smokers switch to e-cigarettes instead of normal tobacco cigarettes, say researchers from the University College London (UCL).

After Angelina Jolie revealed that she had a preventative double mastectomy done on her since she was at a higher genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer, many women are considering genetic testing to see if they carried genes that put them at a higher risk of acquiring breast and ovarian cancer.

The 79-year-old Mary Berry, who is a judge on the popular TV show The Great British Bake Off, in an interview with Radio Times, said that she would not like to live beyond 90 years of age.

Australia saw a jump on cigarette taxes by 13.7 per cent on Monday, thereby pushing the rates to $1 per cigarette.

The advantage of eating healthy food is enormous, apart from the fact that you will be able to get all the extra pounds off your body.

Listening to one’s favourite music and songs can make you nostalgic and take you down the memory lane.

A British couple named Brett and Nagmeh King were arrested in Malaga, Spain, after they took their five-year-old son with cancer, Ashya King, from a hospital in Britain without doctors' consent to seek advanced medical treatment.

Twenty-year-old Isabelle Roberts from Tipton, West Midlands, was rushed to the Russells Hall Hospital after dislocating her jaw when she screamed during the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Tuesday evening. The video showing her failed ice bucket challenge has gone viral and has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook.

Bad memories can be overwritten by manipulating the brain cells, thereby reversing the emotions attached to a memory.

Anita Wainwright, a mother of four from Birmingham, suffers from a rare medical condition, cataplexy, which causes her to have seizure and collapse every time she has heightened emotions like surprise, anger, sorrow, joy and orgasm during sexual intercourse.