Guneet Bhatia

With 3.6 million girls and women are affected by female genital mutilation in the world, the numbers are expected to double if nothing is done to stop the practice.

A team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has identified an immune gene that helps keep neurons healthy, thus preventing the onset of dementia and Parkinson's disease.

Sexual activity brings about a set of physiological changes in a woman's body that significantly increases the chances of fertility, suggests a latest study.

Young women, who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, can now conceive a child later in life with the help of an ovarian tissue implant.

Researchers have claimed that some of the earliest human inhabitants might have once shared their living space with the giant lizards.

The worth of the vitamin market in China is expected to rise to $20 billion by 2019.

A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin have linked stress to the development of the Alzheimer's disease.

A team of researchers has created a “tree of life” that interlinks 2.3 million species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms on Earth.

A team of Kiwi researchers killing five pigs by shooting them in the head has sparked outrage among animal rights activists who consider the act unethical and cruel.

A Japanese fisherman has reeled in the giant wolfish near the site of 2011's Fukushima nuclear disaster, raising concerns over the long-lasting impact of radiation.

Chocolate contains nutrients that can potentially help prevent age-related neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease.

A team of scientists has discovered that stem cells-derived mini-brain can potentially help treat a rare neurological disorder.

A team of researchers has identified a chemical compound in the red wine that can potentially help slow down the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's.

Domestic cats seem to be less affected by separation from their owners than dogs, suggests a latest study.

Marijuana might bring about a revolution in the field of organ transplantation by delaying the rejection of incompatible organ.

A team of researchers at the Stanford University have prepared a strain of yeast that can help synthesize opiates under lab conditions.

Felines have been far better at survival than the dogs when it comes to the evolutionary battle, claims a recent study.

The incoming ozone pollution from China is hindering the attempts the country has been making to cut ozone emissions in recent years.

A Chinese study has unveiled the link between consumption of spicy food and 10 percent less chances of dying early.

A team of researchers has found no link between marijuana use by teens and the deteriorating mental or physical health at later stages of life.

Aiming to control dengue fever, China has set up the world's largest mosquito factory. It releases 1 million sterilized mosquitoes every week.

The renowned gynecological surgeon who achieved the birth of the first test-tube baby in the U.S., Dr. Howard W. Jones, died at 104 due to respiratory failure.

President Obama recently signed an executive order calling on scientists in the U.S. to build the fastest supercomputer in the world.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have blamed the new classification system for an increase in the number of U.S. children enrolled in autism programs.

"He literally paralyzed my whole body," Todd Fassler said in a statement. “My tongue was like out of my mouth, my eyes were off to the side."

A 17-year-old girl accidentally killed herself after consuming an overdose of the painkiller.

“Climate change is not science fiction,” said the Terminator star ahead of the United Nations meeting on the issue in December.

Bacteria can control the behavior of inanimate objects such as robots, according to researchers at Virginia Tech.

Men are more vulnerable to heart-related diseases, resulting in earlier deaths, researchers found.