The "gold standard" for staging Alzheimer’s disease is positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans for amyloid plaques and ...

Weight training helps protect older people from dementia, according to new research. Volunteers with mild cognitive impairment who practiced strength training showed improvements in memory and brain ...

One in 10 young Americans schedules “worry time,” according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans ...

British scientists in the Antarctic are using new technology to track where they go to the toilet - to help keep it clean. The British Antarctic Survey team is using vehicle tracking and colored dials ...

A newborn pygmy goat has been named in honor of a charity after a public vote. The goat was born two weeks ago at Pennywell ...

A baby owl has been named "Bob the Builder" - after it was hand-reared to avoid noisy building work. The American Barn Owl was born at the Scottish Owl Centre but damage to the sanctuary's buildings ...

Aqua aerobics sessions really do help people slim down - particularly overweight women, according to new research. Carrying out the popular form of exercise activity for more than 10 weeks can trim ...

A social media star has helped develop the world's most advanced robotic arm - designed over four years with $2 million in research. Amputee singer and model Tilly Lockey, 19, says she feels like a ...

Four in five homeowners see their home as an extension of themselves, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 American homeowners explored respondents’ attachments to their homes, and the ...

A newly-born Parma Wallaby joey orphaned soon after birth has been hand-reared by a zookeeper in her home. Elvis was orphaned right after birth as his mom died whilst he was still in the pouch at ...

Scientists say they have spotted a dust devil "eating" another on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the otherworldly scene of several Red Planet mini-twisters spinning on the rim of Jezero ...