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A UK man who is thought to be Britain's youngest dementia sufferer recently passed away from the disease at only 24 years old.

An iceberg that calved from the Antarctic ice sheet in 1986 is dramatically turning blue as it rapidly heads towards total annihilation.

Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure it, the ancient bacterial disease still claims more human lives per year than any other infectious pathogen.

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the US more likely than younger children to die from injury.

There is no strong evidence that replenishing hormones after menopause is linked to dementia, according to a sweeping meta-analysis.

It's hardly a revelation that we're living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction.

The fossilized backbones of what appeared to be woolly mammoths have turned out to come from an entirely different and unexpected animal.

A pigment in red hair may have a secret superpower: It can turn a toxic threat into a splash of color.

Talk to a random member of the public, and they're likely to say that people's behaviour is getting worse.

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