Scientists erased and then restored memories in genetically engineered rats using a flash of light. The study provides the first evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship between neurons and memories, an NIH/National Institute of Mental Health news release reported.

RCMP are seaching for a person who shot a 59-year-old Burnaby man who was participating in a randonneur road cycling event near Spencers Bridge early Sunday morning.

Seven people were killed when a light aircraft crashed as it took off from an airfield outside Boston, US officials and media said Sunday.

One in four smokers who carry a gene mutation found in two per cent of the population will develop lung cancer, a large-scale study has shown. The defective gene, known as BRCA2, has long been linked to breast and ovarian cancers. Scientists found that a specific flaw in the gene almost doubles the overall risk of lung cancer.

Six suspects arrested for the murder of a woman in a McDonald’s outlet in China’s Zhaoyuan city were discovered to be members of a heretic cult, according to local police. The woman, surnamed Wu, was beaten to death at a McDonald’s outlet in Zhaoyuan, Shandong on Wednesday night. According to police, the suspects had tried to recruit her to join …

New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia show that on weekends, in the afternoons and in February are the times when the risk of death following surgery is the highest. The research is by Dr Felix Kork and Professor Claudia Spies, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany and colleagues.

After being listed on the market for nearly six years, the Chicago home – famously known for featuring in the comedy film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” – has finally been sold off at $1.06 million.

A woman who had a chunk of her calf bitten off by a shark off the coast of Florida earlier this month shared her experience of the attack Friday. Amy Tatsch — a mother of six — was attacked on May 15 while on a family outing to Melbourne Beach, in Florida.

The former girlfriend of freed US soldier Bowe Berghadl never gave up hope that he would one day be freed despite moving on with her own life and finding love with someone else.

A new treatment has been shown to extend the lifespans of men with advanced prostate cancer by as much as one year, researchers said Sunday.

A global study of obesity, taking in 30 years of data, reveals that an increasing number of people around the world are overweight. One of the causes is technological advances that promote inactivity and the increasing availability of unhealthy food.