The world's top 10 universities: US' MIT tops the list, Harvard takes the second spot

In a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans, scientists have created the largest human family tree ever made, allowing people to find out who their distant ancestors were.

Scientists create largest human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

University of Oxford is ready to bring a historic change for a woman from Vietnam who has made a huge donation of £155 million to the institution. The university’s Linacre College is seeking permission from the privy council to change the name of the college to Thao College.

Oxford college to change its name after £155m donation; environmentalists unhappy

In a phase-one clinical trial that began on Monday, researchers at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom gave the first doses of a potential HIV vaccine to volunteers.

HIV vaccine trial begins at Oxford after 40 years since the first reported case of AIDS

Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday. Described as the "most comprehensive" review of its kind covering almost 400,000 patients over more than 40 years, the study in The Lancet said its findings on the link between cholesterol levels and ill health "may be particularly important in people under 45 years.

Treating cholesterol at an early stage reduces the risk of heart problems: Study