Whole grains have long been considered superior to processed grains. But little was known about how much you need to eat to cut your risk of disease...

A new CBS News poll shows that a solid majority of Americans favors stricter gun laws. Virginia, like Florida, has no waiting period for rifle sales...

In Orlando yesterday, President Obama and Vice President Biden met with the wounded and comforted the families of those who lost their lives in the nightclub massacre...

It's one thing to agree to curb carbon emissions, and it's another to actually do it. They are getting something done on the tiny Danish island of Samso...

It's not just grownups these days who are not getting enough sleep and are paying the price for it, says our CBS News colleague Chris Martinez...

One problem in fighting malaria is being able to diagnose it quickly and efficiently. Some scientists in this country are working on a device that they say will do just that - by analyzing a person's breath...

The shooting rampage in Orlando inflicted mortal wounds that cannot ever heal. But, skilled doctors have been doing all they can to heal the torn bodies of the wounded...

Student loan debt now amounts to 1.2 trillion dollars - and many of the college graduates who owe this money are behind on their payments...

Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to predict the next outbreak of serious diseases like Ebola and Zika. They think they may have found one...

Amidst the evil and inhumanity at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning, we now know as stories have come out about the better angels of our nature that were there, too...