This week, the state of Texas intends to execute Scott Panetti, who in 1992 shot dead his mother-in-law and father-in-law in front of his estranged wife and their 3-year-old daughter.

Mass killer Stephen Anderson who in 1997 gunned down 10 people, killing six of them, including his 60-year-old father is no longer tutoring at an art school.

As family, friends and cricket legends gathered at a Sydney hospital to say goodbye to Phillip Hughes, the 25-year-old's sister, Megan, sat with devastated cricketer Sean Abbott to offer him support.

'We neurosurgeons do wonderful, but terrible things' The memoirs of a London brain surgeon are a surprise contender for a literary award, writes Victoria Lambert.

Eddie has struggled with his sexual fascination for children but has now spoken out as radical new theories on how to prevent child abuse are aired.

Sarah Rainey talks to a sufferer of 'the most common disease nobody has heard of' - a form of dementia.

The long holidays are only weeks away. But how much relaxing we do will tend to depend for many on gender and psychology, writes Jill Goldson.

Let's face it - life is easier with confidence. Here are four techniques to raise your confidence that you can start applying today.

Abseiling down a 30m-high Northland cliff put Steva Rumsey at the heart of her deepest fear - yet she managed to complete the rope descent by herself and says it felt "really awesome".

Computer-based "brain training" is useful for older adults, but only if it's conducted in a group setting, research suggests.

A woman accused of using an online fundraising site to rip off nearly $20,000 has missed another court appearance due to her "very complex" medical issues.

A mother who endured the Canterbury earthquakes and then lost her 12-year-old daughter in a horrific car crash will give a keynote talk about resilience later this month.

Regular cannabis use shrinks the brain but increases the complexity of its wiring, a study has found.

A Kiwi air traveller wrestled with a crazed passenger who tried to force open an emergency aircraft door mid-flight between Vietnam and Australia.

Lotto presenter Sonia Gray has started a mental health awareness campaign for young adult women.

When father-of-two John Dennis decided he wanted to ski to the South Pole, his first step was to take a "business case" to his wife Heidi.

You know that feeling, that nagging feeling that something is a little off. It might be the job, the relationship, a friendship or a family thing. But you have an underlying feeling of unease.

Babies born through Caesarean section are more likely to develop autism, a new study says.

Rich-lister Eric Watson has come to the rescue of a bid to create the world's longest waterslide by donating $50,000.

Shortland Street you did it well. The writers, crew and cast - especially 15-year-old actor KJ Apa - and the advisers from the Mental Health Foundation all deserve enormous bouquets.

From eating ice to picking scabs, people can become addicted to all sorts. Here are six of the strangest addictions we've come across.

Babies born in summer are more likely to suffer mood swings when they grow up, while those born in winter are less likely to become irritable adults, scientists claim.

Women’s clothing giant Glassons is backtracking on its use of skinny mannequins, apologising to customers for the “unattainable depiction of women”.