Three drugs - the mood stabilizer lithium, a cancer treatment called trametinib and an immune regulator called rapamycin - target different cellular processes and had a 'quite remarkable' impact on the flies' lifespans, scientists say
Leaders at the U.N. General Assembly heard a lot about health this week, including calls for universal access to health care and warnings of impending pandemics
NGOs urge government to complete a delayed national law on alcohol to protect youths and the wider public as beer sales and advertising soar.
Twelve percent of Indians, or about 163 million people, do not have access to clean water near their homes - the biggest proportion of any country
Most powerful MRI in the world which will use a supermagnet the weight of a blue whale and should allow earlier diagnosis of diseases such as Parkinson's
Southeast Asian countries are reporting a huge spike in dengue cases in the first half of 2019, compared with the same period in 2018
So far this year, health authorities have recorded 39,000 cases in Cambodia, compared with 3,000 for 2018. Cases have surged elsewhere in the region as heavy rains have contributed to the spread of the mosquito-borne illness.
With vast numbers of people crossing the world on planes every day, an equivalent airborne outbreak now could spread globally in less than 36 hours and kill an estimated 50 million to 80 million people
WHO report says 134 million patients in low-and-middle-income countries are harmed because of unsafe care leading to 2.6 million deaths annually
Scientists explore novel ways to attack Alzheimer's in the wake of a string of disappointing drug failures
WHO is calling for action to stop global epidemic of suicides, which every year takes lives of an estimated 800,000 people
Could an exercise bike and a dose of VR be the answer to fending off dementia?