A new study shows yoga may help the middle aged keep weight off.

Researchers find overweight people in their 50's, who practice yoga regularly, lose about five pounds over 10 years, while a group in the same age range, who doesn't practice yoga, gained 13 1/2 pounds over the same period

Preliminary research suggests that broccoli may help prevent or slow the spread of bladder cancer.

Researchers find that compounds in the vegetables appear to interfere with bladder cancer cells, particularly aggressive cells, according to a Reuters report

Australian scientists say they have identified a toxin that plays a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's, raising hope that a drug targeting the toxin could be developed and slow the disease.

The scientists say quinolinic acid kills nerve cells in the brain, leading to dysfunction and death

President Bush says he will veto legislation by Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) and other Republicans looking to relax his 2001 restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Mr. Bush says, "I made it clear to the United States Congress I took the right position, and we'll veto any bill that doesn't adhere to that stance. They have a perogative to pass bills, and I have a prerogative to set limits on what I think is right. So, in any case, I respectfully disagree with Sen. Coleman

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England announce the discovery of four new genes believed to be involved in the development of breast cancer.

After examining tissue from 53 breast cancer tumors and cells grown in the laboratory, researchers narrowed down the search for the genes that could provide a foundation for new treatments of breast cancer