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Younger Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are more reckless with giving out their online passwords compared to older Web surfers, a new study suggests.

Hiding the TV remote and games console controller is a good thing to do to kids if it s the only way to limit the time they spend in front of a screen, according to a study published Monday.

Annual flu shots may protect against heart attacks, and the earlier in the season a shot is given the greater the protection, claims a new British ...

A new study suggests that increased awareness and improved treatments rather than mammograms are the main force in reducing the breast cancer death rate. Although most women in this country faithfully get their mammogram every year ...

Offering big bonuses to teachers failed to raise students’ test scores in a three-year study released yesterday that calls into question the Obama administration’s push for merit pay to improve education.

A common virus may be one of the causes of the obesity epidemic in American children. A study found obese kids were far more likely to have antibodies to a specific strain of adenovirus than normal weight children.

A simple blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said Monday, a finding that could give more people a chance to be tested.

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol are closely linked to death from cardiovascular disease, a Dutch study has found.

John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.

Two-thirds of the companies given taxpayer money from the job creation fund that Gov. Rick Perry has touted as a key reason for Texas' economic growth failed to meet their promises last year, a study released today finds.