A mother who nursed her premature baby back from the dead has been describing how she refused to give up even though doctors had told her he would not survive. Kate Ogg gave birth to twins in a hospital in Sydney, Australia.

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster does boast apowerful genetic system making it an ideal organism to test a cool new discovery: how an enzyme regulates body energy levels. Shutting off this molecular thermostat could result in a newfound cold tolerance that has multiple applications, including extending the 24-hour window donated organs now have for optimum use.

Smile: It does not cost anything' is a sentence that most of us would have heard or seen somewhere. This is because smiling and laughing are positive attitudes that cause only positive effects on a person and does no harm. There are various health benefits of laughing. Some of them are long life and happiness.

Faced with burnout, journalist and single mother Sandra Paterson decided to move to a tropical island. Her new home was both beautiful and healing, but brought some strange new challenges. As the sky starts to lighten, I gently nudge our pet rooster, Peeper, out of the tree with a long pole to stop him waking the neighbours too early. Then I lift my mattress off the floor, tidy away the bedding and drink some foul-smelling brown liquid, a local tonic that promises to revive me.

British scientists have unlocked the genetic map of a plant used to cure malaria. It brings hope to the millions of people suffering from the disease, which is especially prevalent in India and sub Saharan Africa. Scientists from the University of York said their research paves the way for high-yielding anti-malaria crops in developing countries within two years.

Scientists at the University of York have identified and successfully silenced a gene that appears essential to cancer cell survival. Professor Jo Milner and Dr Shafiq Ahmed, from the YCR P53 Research Unit in the Department of Biology, used a process called RNA interference to target the JNK2 gene in both cancer and healthy cells. The cancer cells died but the healthy cells were unaffected.

A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity. Scientists say that Henrikje van Andel-Schipper's mind was probably as good as it seemed: a post-mortem analysis of her brain revealed few signs of Alzheimer's or other diseases commonly associated with a decline in mental ability in old age.

Fruits and vegetables should make up a large portion of your diet. They are low in calories, which is good, and they are high in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and fiber, which is even better. Experts suggest that you eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Eating the suggested amount of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis is difficult for many people. Busy schedules, eating on the run, and the temptation of junk foods are all barriers to getting enough fruits and vegetables into your diet.

Danielle Skilbeck was just four-years-old when she lost both her legs and her hands - but now she is celebrating her 10th birthday with as much energy as every other little girl. She amazed doctors by returning from the brink of death after suffering from meningitis and has even discovered a love of cartwheels and headstands. Brave Danielle has been determined not the let her disability get in the way as she splashes about in the pool and dances to pop music just like her friends.