One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over, official figures indicate, highlighting a looming demographic crisis.
September 21st, 2009 | Asia-Pacific | Comments Off
Out of favour - but they can produce results
September 21st, 2009 | Health | Comments Off
An Australian quadriplegic, who last month won a landmark legal right to starve to death, dies.
September 21st, 2009 | Asia-Pacific | Comments Off
Hopes that people with spinal injuries could one day regain leg movement have been raised by research in rats.
September 20th, 2009 | Health | Comments Off
The future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts.
September 20th, 2009 | Health | Comments Off