NASA on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to send eight or more probes to Mars over the next two decades to search for evidence of water or life. more »
Cancer medication can be used for late-stage MS, says FDA more »
In September alone, 29 new HIV cases were registered in Latvia, making a total of 302 new cases this year, according to the AIDS Prevention Center. more »
Wheat plants grown in soil from near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have six times the rate of mutations as those grown in clean soil, according to a study in this week's issue of Nature. more »
Scientists believe fat plays an important role in helping the body to work properly. more »
A rise in both the number of uninsured and out-of-pocket medical expenses has spurred several companies to form discount clubs that offer savings on prescription drugs, doctor visits and other medical services. more »
Estonia will soon begin setting up one of the world's first country-wide gene banks where the detailed genetic codes of two-thirds of the population will be stored. more »
For the first time in 50 million years, visitors to the North Pole can see something extraordinary: water. more »
The first single-dose form of the drug most widely used to treat attention deficit disorder in children won U.S. government approval yesterday. more »
People who use the Internet to find real-life sex partners are more likely to have had sexually transmitted diseases or engaged in risky intimate behavior, a government-led study found. more »