USA Gymnastics has said it is "very sorry" that young athletes were abused by its former national team doctor Larry Nassar on the day he pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual assault.

The secret to a strong marriage lies not in the stand-out holidays or presents, but enjoying one another every day, writes Margaret Jennings.

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OLDER couples who are not living ‘happily ever after’ can end up heartbroken — literally — and women usually suffer the most, according to a new study.

Years of being trapped in a bad marriage can literally break your heart, scientists have discovered.

Following the runaway success of EL James’s erotica series, Fifty Shades of Grey, a study has reported that readers of the best-selling romance novels are more likely to have abusive partners.

There’s a growing range of natural support services to help babies with everything from colic to sleeping difficulties, writes Georgina O’Halloran.

A commuter train that derailed in New York, killing four passengers, was travelling at 82mph as it entered a 30mph curve, a US government investigator has said.

The founder of an online currency transfer business was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6bn (€4.7bn) money-laundering scheme described as “staggering” in its scope, authorities said.

REFLEXOLOGY has many fans, but medics have been sceptical due to lack of evidence of its benefits.

As the cooler weather set in around the northern states of the US this month, the question arose once again: why oh why does the baseball season extend into October?

AMERICA could never stand accused of doing things by half.

Libya has shrugged off the defection of foreign minister Musa Kusa insisting it is involved in “a struggle of a whole nation”.

Obesity cuts the chance of IVF working and increases the risk of premature birth and stillbirth, the largest US study into the issue has found.

IT IS the latest story that touched, and betrayed, the world.

The physical effort of sucking milk during breastfeeding may leave babies with stronger lungs as they grow up, scientists said today.

IT HAS been called an Alice-in-Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe — or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday.

CONTRARY to popular belief, the number one reason men want children is to bring love and satisfaction to their lives — and not to carry on the family name.

The University of Massachusetts may revoke a honorary degree awarded to Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe.

Stress – that tense feeling often connected to having too much to do, too many bills to pay and not enough time or money – is a common emotion that knows few borders.

Scientists have created mice with small amounts of human brain cells in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

US PRESIDENT George W Bush, in biting criticism of his Democratic challenger, said yesterday that John Kerry has “a strategy of retreat” for Iraq and an economic programme that would imperil America at home.

US President George Bush, in biting criticism of his Democratic challenger, said today that John Kerry has “a strategy of retreat” for Iraq and an economic programme that would imperil America at home.

IBM today announced a €400,000 investment in university research, with Smurfit School, University College Dublin (UCD) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) being the benefactors.

A US Treasury Department legal expert has been named director of economic development for the coalition in Iraq.

US President George Bush was able to keep his job approval rating above 70% two months longer than his father a decade ago, but he slipped to the mid-60s this week amid growing fears about the economy.

Television tough guy Robert Urich, best known for his starring role in sleuth series Spencer: For Hire, has died of cancer. He was 55.