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Protein required for early stages of melanoma development can also predict melanoma outcome.

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Nationwide percentage of treatment admissions primarily linked to alcohol has declined, while the percentage primarily linked to illicit drugs has increased.

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A protein implicated in the development of vascular diseases may also contribute to the failure of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas created for vascular access in dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

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A new study of sea-level trends by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science brings both good and bad news to localities concerned with coastal inundation and flooding along the shores of Chesapeake Bay.

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Baking cookies was always a holiday tradition for Marie McMillan. But a neuromuscular disorder called myasthenia gravis left her unable to bake with her grandson or even walk, talk or swallow. This year, however, the 65-year-old is baking with her grandson again, thanks to treatment that she received at the University of Michigan from Dr. Kirsten L. Gruis, associate professor in U-M's Department of Neurology.

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A program to change how teachers and administrators respond to student misbehavior led to a dramatic drop in suspensions and expulsions at an Oakland, CA middle school. During one year of the alternative “restorative justice” program, suspensions dropped by 87 percent and expulsions dropped to zero.

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Living in an area where amenities of daily life – groceries, playgrounds, post offices, libraries and restaurants – are within walking distance is linked to higher levels of social capital, such as trust among neighbors and participation in community events, new research finds.

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Kidney disease caused by the autoimmune disease lupus may be twice as lethal in children as kidney disease caused by other disorders, according to research led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center investigators.

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A slowly progressive weight lifting program for breast cancer survivors did not increase their risk of lymphedema (arm swelling and discomfort), according to a study that will appear in the December 22/29 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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New research into hospital bed technology could soon represent a giant leap forward in patient care. University of New Hampshire professor John LaCourse is negotiating with hospital bed manufacturers to adopt his programmed algorithm technology, which could become the basis for “smart” computerized hospital beds.

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A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the journal Stroke.

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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University used an fMRI to document reactions in the brain to compassionate and critical coaching. Students tended to activate areas of the brain associated with openness to learning when working with a coach who inspires. Students tended to shut down when they perceived the coach as judgmental.

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It is estimated that over 28 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with approximately 20 million more going undiagnosed and untreated. The health-related cost burden for undiagnosed OSA in the United States—a dangerous condition that can lead to a variety of heart ailments, stroke, and death—is estimated at $3.4 billion.

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Experts from the Children's Cancer Hospital at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center help parents understand the disease.

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Heart murmurs in children may be more common than you think. A pediatric cardiologist explains when to be concerned and when to wait.

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Cigarette smoking leads to rheumatic disease and makes treatment less successful, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Clinical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer patients.

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Clinical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer patients.

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Researchers in the Department of Medicine and Department of Neurosciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that chronic pain can be successfully treated with novel targeted gene therapy. In an effort to find a more effective treatment for chronic pain, researchers at Mount Sinai developed a gene therapy technique that simulates the pain-killing effect of opiate drugs. In the new study, researchers suggest that gene therapy for pain might in the future become a treatment alternative for patients with severe chronic pain.

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Today, as a contractor to the Sandia National Laboratories Sandia Tribal Energy Program, Debbie Tewa provides technical advice about maintaining photovoltaic units to people on Indian reservations who live remotely like she did as a child in a three-room stone house in an isolated area of the Hopi Reservation in Arizona.

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A paper reveals that a Montana dinosaur has soft tissues and blood vessels still preserved after 68 million years. This is a major breakthrough in the field of dinosaur paleontology, according to Jack Horner of Montana State University.