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Scientists Take New Approaches After Melanoma Drug FaltersThe promise of a new treatment for deadly melanoma has been marred by disappointment. Patients are seeing their cancer relapse.
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Kids of Divorce Have Double the Risk of Stoke
Children whose parents divorce are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point during their lives than other children, according to a new study.
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Findings: Why Dark Chocolate Is Good for Heart Health
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3 Lifestyle Choices Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Women with a family history of the disease had a higher risk than those without, researchers said, but both groups lowered their risk by a similar proportion by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Breast Density
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Thigh Flab Healthier than Muffin Top
When people gain fat in their thighs, their bodies typically produce new fat cells, whereas gaining fat in the abdomen usually involves an expansion of existing fat cells.
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Sex After Breast Cancer: Most Survivors Find It Difficult
For some women who've had breast cancer, life after treatment can be just as challenging as life was during treatment.
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Teens with Severe Acne More Likely to Be Suicidal
Teens with severe acne are more likely than others to have mental health problems and thoughts of suicide.
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Kids with Autism Don't Experience Contagious Yawning
About 45 percent of us yawn when we see someone else yawn.
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The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline
Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants into the bloodstream.
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Sugar Water Doesn't Dampen Baby's Pain, Study Suggests
Giving sugar water to newborns about to undergo painful procedures may not help.
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Which US Cities Are Most Vulnerable to Hurricanes?
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A Dozen Extraordinary Egg Facts
As the FDA works to investigate the Salmonella outbreak that led to this week's massive egg recall, Life's Little Mysteries has rounded up a dozen of facts you may not know about eggs.
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Why Do People Often Drown Together?
All too often, upon seeing a drowning person in distress, people try to help and end up drowning themselves. But there are ways to minimize the risks, experts say.
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Gene Linked to Tuberculosis Susceptibility IdentifiedOnly 10 percent of the world's population get sick with TB, which is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, after being exposed.
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Size Matters to Spiders: Smaller Males Have Advantages
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The Most Dangerous Things in a National Park
A bear attack in a Montana campground near Yellowstone National Park earlier this week left one man dead. But other causes of death are much more common in national parks.
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What's Hyperthermia?The temperature outside, along with a person's general health and lifestyle, can affect their chances of developing hyperthermia.
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Is It Possible to Have Lightning Without Thunder?Sometimes, people refer to this as heat lightning, but NOAA scientists offer a different explanation.
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Discovering Earth's Hidden Diamonds Just Got Easier
A new study may help diamond prospectors focus their search a bit more closely, and also reveals a new understanding of the Earth's mantle.
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Scientists Theorize Why Black Athletes Run Fastest
Opinion A new study reveals why black athletes may outperform athletes of other races in running races.
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Is Earthquake Activity in Southern California Unusual?
Earthquakes don't necessarily come on a neat schedule that follows the annual calendar.
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Is the Earthquake Activity in Southern California Unusual?
Earthquakes don't necessarily come on a neat schedule that follows the annual calendar.
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Why Are Spies So Hot?
For a work-a-day spy, beguiling looks are just one of the traits that can give you a leg up on your colleagues, so to speak.
