Authentic Indian cuisine is taking off in homes around Swindon, thanks to a thriving new business set up by a student of the University of Bath in Swindon’s Women into Enterprise scheme.

Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day helps protect older women against some age-related memory decline, French researchers say. However, they say men did not enjoy the same benefit.

Dozens of experts from around the world – including representatives from United Nations agencies, religious and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), law enforcement agencies, Government and research institutions – are meeting in Addis Ababa on ways to eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C).

Kelli Smith walked into the Philadelphia treatment center, seeking help at last for her anorexia, and was struck by how young other patients seemed.

UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil has won the Presidential election in India by a huge three lakh margin defeating NDA-backed independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to become the first woman Head of State in a bitterly-contested poll that saw some cross voting from BJP.

India prepares for the first Woman President as the voting by the lawmakers has been completed today, but this milestone event has been overshadowed in recent months by an unusual debate and public spat from parties and media over whether she is fit to become head of state.

Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables.

In academia, the discipline of communication has changed significantly, according to University of Missouri-Columbia researchers. Once an area of instruction dominated by men at the university level, today a greater number of women are conducting research.

Men may still have more power in the workplace, but apparently women really are "the boss" at home. That's according to a new study by a team of Iowa State University researchers.

Study reports that men and women are equally talkative. The study found both men and women pronouncing about 16000 words a day.

Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day.

New Yorker Jill Coccaro, who goes by name Phoenix Freeley gets $29K for false arrest.