Women across the globe can expect to live longer than men, a longevity gap that has been attributed to women often having healthier diets and lifestyles and paying better attention to their health. A ...

Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men smoke more. They drink more. They tend to engage in riskier behaviour. The fact that this lifespan gap holds true regardless ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of producing early human embryos. The ...

Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive. But the experiment ...

An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility problems to have children they are both genetically related to ...

India faces a 13-year life expectancy gap compared to Japan, primarily due to lifestyle habits rather than genetics. Sedentary living, carb-heavy diet ...

Forming and sustaining safe, stable, nurturing relationships is key in early years of a child’s life. A primer on ways to do this is outlined in the recently published second edition of the American ...