LONDON - How does the body recover from responding to shock or acute stress? This question is at the heart of a research which has identified a protein family central to the brain's stress coping mechanism.

ISLAMABAD - Less than a year after the Obama administration passed the health care law, most voters still favour repealing the overhaul by a double-digit margin, a new poll has found.

LONDON - Sleeping for less than six hours a night boosts the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.

MELBOURNE - A survey of secondary students in Australia has revealed that teens of today will end up being victims of heart attack in the future.

LONDON - Beware, munching on extra helpings of cheese could up your risk of bladder cancer.