Researchers are in California are about to start the first FDA-sanctioned clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for a brain disease. The recipients will be children who have Batten disease - a rare, fatal genetic disorder.

The condition afflicts 2 to 4 of every 100,000 children born in the U.S. Babies may appear normal at first, only to begin losing coordination and having seizures several months after birth. Eventually, children go blind and are unable to communicate before they die at an early age

A US study reveals that if you eat large portions of food throughout one day, don't count on eating any less the next day.

People that are offered large meals will eat them over and over again, day after day, according to a new study released on Wednesday at a conference of North American obesity researchers in Vancouver

A study released Saturday reveals that a high percentage of American workers attend work more often even if their health is poor from injury or illness.

Eighty percent of employees polled say they frequently show up to work while sick. A mere 8-percent of respondents said they never come into the office when feeling under the weather

Contrary to popular belief, early retirement doesn't help workers live longer, and it may even shorten one's life, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal.

Researchers looked at retirees with Shell Oil in Houston and found that those who retired at 55 faced a much higher risk of going into an early grave than those who carried on working until 60 or 65. The study involved 3,500 employees who had retired at 55, 60 or 65. Participants were monitored for up to 26 years to assess whether there was any survival advantage of early retirement. The research team had details about the mortality of the workers, but not about their reasons for retirement.Factors such as sex and socio-economic status were taken into account. Researchers found that workers who retired at the age of 55 had a significantly higher mortality compared with staff who left work at 65. In fact, the death rate was almost twice as high in the first 10 years after retirement at 55 compared to those who continued to work. The researchers found that those who retired at 60 and those who retired at 65 had a similar survival rate

A US study reveals that if you eat large portions of food throughout one day, don't count on eating any less the next day.

People that are offered large meals will eat them over and over again, day after day, according to a new study released on Wednesday at a conference of North American obesity researchers in Vancouver