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Cannabis is often used as a stress reliever, but a new study suggests that some of the body's stress response systems don't get the message.

UVA Health researchers have reviewed patient outcomes from a new, noninvasive way to treat liver tumors called histotripsy and concluded that while the procedure was associated with low rates of laboratory toxicity and procedural complications, the findings highlight the need to better define which patients are most likely to benefit.

Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in the child's presence), constitutes over half of children's language exposure, but its role in language development remains underexplored.

The impact of baseline liver fibrosis severity on the effectiveness of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) combined with nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) in the treatment of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) has not been fully clarified.

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered for the first time that dietary interventions might prevent inflammatory symptoms associated with Hirschsprung disease, a bowel motility disorder.

Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

During the menstrual cycle, when progesterone levels are higher, patterns of brain activity emerge that make it more difficult to distinguish between less and more emotionally demanding situations.

New research led by Aston University's Dr Ghaniah Hassan-Smith, has found a new technique to diagnose infections of the central nervous system, such as meningitis and encephalitis, which can be difficult to determine using conventional methods.

Childhood obesity predicts later cardiometabolic disease, but single-time weight measures may miss dynamic growth information.

Embedding veteran identification within existing accreditation processes under the AOD National Quality Framework – a national policy mechanism that requires treatment providers to be accredited against an approved quality standard – offers a practical means of strengthening and improving responsiveness to veterans' needs.

Research in The Milbank Quarterly reveals that for decades, US mortality rates have exceeded rates in peer countries and have been increasing across many causes of death, especially in young adults and people living in certain regions of the country.

A study in Contemporary Economic Policy examined whether racial and ethnic differences in US disability insurance approval rates reflect disparities in the determination process or broader differences in applicants' circumstances.

What if cells that form scars after a spinal cord injury could become part of the repair process? Researchers have developed a genetic system that converts certain scar-forming cells into neurons, improving movement in mice and rats with spinal cord injuries.

Various studies over the years have linked prenatal use of the pain reliever paracetamol (acetaminophen) with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, but many of the studies were small, poorly designed, or found only weak associations

There is a pressing need to optimize medication strategies in older adults with cancer, many of whom take ≥5 medications.

A multidisciplinary study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland has shown that people with dementia and their caregivers can participate in demanding research without experiencing a significant burden.

A five-year, $3.46 million grant from the National Cancer Institute recently was awarded to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

A new study led by Australian veterinarians has exposed the challenge of identifying pain in horses with gastric ulcers and highlights an urgent need to better detect when horses are suffering.

As two people with considerably different symptoms may receive the same depression diagnosis, researchers wanted to determine whether this individuality also manifests in brain activity.

Most local anesthetics used in medicine only last eight to 12 hours or a day tops. Now Boston Children's Hospital researchers have formulated a more effective slow-release injectable drug delivery system that achieved pain-numbing anesthetic effects lasting two to three weeks in rats compared to a commercial formulation lasting about four to eight hours.