First study to determine injury rate of contest surfers finds ligament injuries, cuts most common

A study of settlement decisions in workers' compensation claims for low back pain has found almost no relationship between the rating of the disability's severity when the claim was settled and reported pain and disability 21 months later.

New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.

Scientists at the University of Leicester are to gain a greater insight into the workings of the human mind through the study of a snail's brain.

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The truth behind the old joke is that most robots are programmed with a fairly rigid "model" of what they and the world around them are like. If a robot is damaged or its environment changes unexpectedly, it can't adapt.

The health condition of the Armenian peacekeeper Georgy Nalbandyan, who was seriously injured in Iraq on November 12, has considerably improved, Mediamax agency reports.