Four years ago, Emma Nissen was sitting in church, when she realized she couldn’t speak. She tried clearing her throat, but her voice was completely gone. The next day, doctors discovered a hemorrhage ...

Does Steve Nissen, an outspoken critic of inappropriate industry influence in medicine, have his own conflict of interest problem? This week Nissen, the chief of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, ...

George Nissen, who has died aged 96, was an inveterate and sometimes eccentric inventor. He registered more than 40 patents, but his name is synonymous with his first invention, the trampoline. His ...

The military latched on to the trampoline as a training device for pilots, to allow them to learn how to reorient themselves to their surroundings after difficult air maneuvers. Courtesy of Dian ...

The Suns Gorilla owes his power-dunking antics to George Nissen's springy technology. It's a sad time in the world of sports as George Nissen, the visionary behind the trampoline, passed away on April ...

Although Canadian bassist Søren Nissen is a youthful presence, just a few years out of college and currently showcasing his debut release as a leader, don't let his age fool you: there's a lot of ...

‘I was always happiest when I was helping people rather than bashing them,’ says the man once known as ‘Hammering Henry’ Back when he used to bore in on opponents and pummel them into submission his ...