A surprising number of teenagers, nearly 15 percent, think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. ...more

July 1, 2009

Scientists have succeeded in permanently erasing frightening memories in mice, an early step toward the development of treatments for people haunted by traumas they can't forget. ...more

October 25, 2008

"Stayin' Alive" might be more true to its name than the Bee Gees ever could have guessed: At 103 beats per minute, the old disco song has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart. ...more

October 17, 2008

You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. ...more

August 12, 2008

Mice genetically engineered to overproduce the brain chemical serotonin died at an early age after developing symptoms similar to sudden infant death syndrome, suggesting improper regulation of serotonin might play a role in SIDS in humans. ...more

July 5, 2008

A study published last month by a University of Chicago sociologist concluded that senior citizens make for the happiest Americans, with more socially active seniors being the happiest of them. A Highlands Today reporter went out and told several seniors and one recently-retired baby boomer about the study. Then he asked whether they were content with their lives, and what they thought of the study. ...more

May 4, 2008

Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study. ...more

January 3, 2008

In one of the earliest hints of 'modern' living, humans 164,000 years ago put on primitive makeup and hit the seashore for mussels to steam, new archaeological finds show. ...more

October 18, 2007