A renowned 104-year-old Australian scientist who traveled to Switzerland last week died Thursday, ending his life in a medically assisted suicide.

A 104-year-old Australian scientist arrived Monday in Switzerland before his planned assisted suicide, unbowed about his intentions and hopeful that his premeditated death will send a message to ...

Swiss Scientist Refined Technology Used in MRI Scans. Richard Ernst, who has died at age 87, won a Nobel prize for work that is vital to medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical research . By .