It's called the widowhood effect—the increase in the probability of a person dying during a relatively short period of time after their longtime spouse has died. The phenomenon has also been called ...

Not all scars are created equal. That's the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as "hot" and "cold," can ...

The family of a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death at school have spoken of their heartbreak. The boy, named locally as Harvey Willgoose, died following an incident at All Saints Catholic High School in ...

When people talk about having a " broken heart," they're more often than not referring to it in the metaphorical sense. However, for some, a broken heart is a very literal, physical condition.