Researchers have long been trying to uncover modern factors explaining the different life expectancies of men and women, however researchers from the University of Michigan say the gap is actually ancient and universal.

Daniel J. Kruger, a U-M research scientist says, "Women live longer in almost every country, and the sex difference in lifespan has been recognized since at least the mid-18th century. It isn't a recent trend; it originates from our deep evolutionary history

According to a global report on mother and infant mortality, a newborn in the developing world must fight to survive during his first hours of life.

The report figures out that up to 2 million newborns die every year in the first 24 hours of their life which could easily be prevented with cheap interventions, such as knit caps to keep newborns warm or clean blades to cut umbilical cords

A new study finds that teens who take part in different kinds of physical activity, particularly with their parents, are less likely to take up drinking, illicit drug use, violence, smoking, sex, and crimes.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported the findings, by looking at seven clusters of teens engaged in various physical activities, in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics

The wildly popular Apple iPod is now making its way into the medical field. According to reports, two hospitals in Glasgow are using iPod music players to train staff.

Hospital managers at NHS Greater Glasgow tell BBC that iPod tours can be used to train staff on issues like superbugs, moving patients and coping with violence

Forty may be the new thirty, but a new study says more than a third of adults are lonely, with people in their forties suffering the highest levels.

The study published in the latest Journal of Clinical Nursing finds that people with strong religious beliefs were less likely to be lonely and people who were unemployed reported higher levels of loneliness than people who were retired