As we all know, the Bengali word “Kumvokorno” means “people who sleeps longer hours”. While these people are enjoying many happy hours in bed – sleeping and dreaming, the researchers from University of Cambridge discovered a new association between longer hours of sleeping and stroke!

Smoking could play a direct role in the development of schizophrenia and needs to be investigated, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Dutch campaigners have used a drone to fly abortion pills into Poland, reports BBC.

The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen for use in later life because of the risks attached with being an older father, a UK bioethicist has argued.

There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman's disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says.

Authorities in Wales recently proposed a new public health law that would ban e-cigarettes in enclosed spaces like offices and restaurants following similar moves in Ireland and elsewhere.

Even though hormonal changes after menopause produce similar symptoms in many women, cultural differences can still shape how people experience this stage of life, a

A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows, reports BBC.

Regular exercise in old age has as powerful an effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking, researchers say.

A study of more than 1.2 million children in Sweden has concluded that children of parents with any type of diabetes are more likely to

All schools in and around Niger's capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that has killed 85 people this year, reports BBC.

Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship. The researchers admit they were surprised by the findings, which run contrary to current health advice.

Fish oil supplements might make cancer chemotherapy less effective — but many people with cancer were taking those supplements in a recent survey, reports Reuters.

A new global fund is being launched to help developing countries fend off challenges to tobacco control measures by cigarette makers,