An organization offers the right dose of laughter to treat children with terminal diseases or other disadvantages.
Gerontologist Aubrey de Grey believes stem cell technology and other innovations could radically prolong our lives.
Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors.
Lying around for long stretches outside of work doubles the risk of dangerous blood clots in the lungs, according to a study among women.
'China's American' Sidney Rittenberg, one of the few foreign members of the Communist Party of China, recalls the ups and downs of his years in the country.
Film star Jane March may not be a household name in China, but many filmgoers here remember how she looked 19 years ago.
I was washing the kitchen wall tiles with vinegar (I should explain that I'm a canny Scot who rarely buys expensive domestic cleaning products).
Seventy years after he left Shanghai, legendary tycoon Sir Victor Sassoon has returned home.