Just four factors can predict with 70% accuracy whether a woman will become pregnant through "test-tube" baby technology known as in vitro fertilization, US researchers said.

Eating a broccoli-rich diet can reduce the risk of deadly prostate cancer, according to researchers.

The first time humans put their feet inside shoes was 40,000years ago, a new anthropological research suggests.

Glaucoma, known commonly as the "silent thief of sight", is making 1.2 lakh Indians blind annually.

Scientists have been able to record the ear-piercing series of chirps and whistles which the earth emits and which could be heard by any aliens who might be listening.

Laboratory experiments have showed that a laser-activated dye widely used for medical diagnosis produces a number of bacteria-killing chemicals.

Expecting? Not able to resist those cheeseburgers and chocolates? A new study warns pregnant women about staying away from junk food.

A German study has found no evidence that mobile phones and transmission towers posed a health risk within the required limits for electromagnetic radiation.

A new device that uses a tiny magnet can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue.