Harsh lights used in fertility clinics can actually pose damage to embryos, even when the exposure was limited to a few minutes, a new study on mice has found. The exposure of embryos to sunlight and cool-white fluorescent lights affect their development into babies.

Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi, a retired University of Hawai'i researcher now says that the best light for the development of embryos is warm-white light with a yellow-white color that causes the least damage. This kind of light is popular in residential settings

Abraham Lincoln's face may have suffered from a defect causing his left side to be smaller than the right, doctors said Tuesday.

The defect, known as cranial facial microsomia, was discovered after doctors conducted scans of Lincoln's life masks. The examination revealed the facial defect able to cause double-vision in the 16th president's left eye. A ridge over Lincoln's left eye was more pronounced than the right, a feature noted by rival politicians, as well as sculptors

The head of the Chinese manufacturing company at the center of a massive recall on lead-contaminated toys in the U.S. committed suicide over the weekend, a state-run newspaper reports.

Zhang Shuhong, co-owner of Lee Der Industrial Company, hung himself at a warehouse over the weekend, after Chinese officials announced they would temporarily ban the company from shipping overseas. It is not uncommon for disgraced Chinese officials to commit suicide

According to food safety advocates, tests done after the imports cleared U.S. ports and were on their way to be sold in grocery stores and restaurants, reveal that the FDA is not sufficiently protecting American consumers from the tainted seafood.

Alabama authorities say they are finding banned drugs missed by the Food and Drug Administration in seafood imported from Asian countries - China and Vietnam among others. U.S. regulators say that those drugs may cause cancer or increase antibiotic resistance.

Of 94 samples of catfish from China inspected by Alabama authorities since March, 41 were found to be positive for fluoroquinolones, antibiotics banned in the U.S. And from 13 samples of fish similar to catfish, which includes basa, five tested positive for fluoroquinolones. Besides China, the countries exporting these shipments were Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia

A study conducted by Australia's Monash University has shown a traditional Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by as much as 30 percent. The comprehensive 10-year study of around 40,000 Melburnians targeted people 40 to 69 years of age. Migrants to Australia from Italy or Greece made up a quarter of those surveyed.

Monash University PhD student Linton Harriss told in a statement Wednesday of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet