When a cell is seriously stressed, say by a heart attack, stroke or cancer, a protein called Bak just may set it up for suicide, researchers have found.

Japan's agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka has committed suicide, just hours before he was to appear before a parliamentary committee for questioning. Authorities say Matsuoka died Monday in a Tokyo hospital after hanging himself.

Japan's agricultural minister, Toshikatsu Matsuoka passed away after reportedly hanging himself just hours before he was to face questioning in parliament over a political scandal on Monday.

Cognitive behavior therapy to prevent complicated grief among relatives and spouses bereaved by suicide: Cluster randomized controlled trial

Even though dating violence is common amongst teens, less than a quarter of U.S. child and adolescent psychiatrists report consistently screening for it, a new study finds.