Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming anymore. The launch of Level EX has brought the top visuals of the video game industry into the medical field. The company has introduced the first 3D virtual reality mobile application for practicing virtual minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Swipe right on your sperm donor! The London Sperm Bank has launched its app for easy selection of sperm donors.

Activity trackers seem like the god-sent device for people trying to lose a few pounds or get back into shape, but without additional incentives, do these devices actually provide positive results?

Some hospitals employ the use of copper in certain materials as a way to slow the spread of disease. But a New York Times reader wanted to know the actual efficacy of that. 

Surgeons from the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas have performed the first womb transplants in the United States from living donors. 

Birth control pills have long been associated with giving women depression, but new research from the University of Copenhagen has confirmed it, leaving physicians and patients with a sobering reality, reports The Guardian.

Engineers from the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle have developed peptides able to transmit data from biological elements to artificial tools, reducing the need for invasive materials like metals and plastics, according to a report published Sept. 22 in Scientific Reports.

Brain training applications, often called brain games, have become ubiquitous on smartphones and tablets. These apps promise to improve your cognitive abilities by playing just a few minutes a day, but a pair of letters from two groups of scientists have sparked a debate on those promises.