After decades worth of engineering studies and heated debate, Golden Gate Bridge officials have voted to erect a suicide barrier on the bridge. The winning design is a stainless steel net that will be hung beneath the iconic bridge span.

An important clue to why children with autism spectrum disorders have trouble imitating others has been discovered: they spend less time looking at the faces of people who are modeling new skills.

Lawsuit charges drugmaker was deceptive about Neurontin.

There are so many myths about cholesterol that it makes sense to have an article that can help make sense of all the myths and half truths that are circulating about cholesterol.

Substantial evidence from recent studies shows that lean red meat trimmed of visible fat does not raise total blood cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels.

People with low income in the United States are feeling increasingly insecure about their ability to buy food, according to a new study released by an independent research group.

Sarah Riggan, who overcame a meth problem, is organizing a team to walk in the Des Moines Area Hunger Hike.

Today, it's becoming increasingly-common advice, for soldiers and marines looking to deal with battlefield stress, and prep for war.

New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research, published by Cell Press in the Oct. 9 issue of the journal Neuron,