Panic disorder is a common mental health problem. It often starts in the teens or early adulthood, but may also begin in childhood. Women are twice as likely as men to have it. There may be a genetic ...

The word periodontal means "around the tooth." Periodontal diseases are also called gum diseases. They are serious bacterial infections that attack the gums and the nearby tissues that hold the teeth ...

What are the different methods of surgery? Surgery doesn't always mean large cuts (incisions) and long healing times, as in the past. Depending on the type of surgery, several methods may be used.

For every 1% increase in blood-brain barrier disruption, the odds of a person having a poor outcome 3 months after an ...

Unintentional injury is a leading cause of death among children under age 14. Leading causes of accidental injury at home are burns, drowning, suffocation, choking, poisonings, falls, and firearms.

If brain tumors were sharks, the glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, would be the great white. More than any other brain cancer, GBM inspires fear because of its almost unstoppable aggression. In fact, ...

A new mouse study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers suggests a link between a high-fat prenatal diet and ...

Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor ...

The research, published May 7 in Blood, and funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, shows that inherited loss-of ...

Bladder or bowel incontinence means a problem holding in urine or stool. You may have unwanted passage of urine or stool that you can’t control. These conditions can be stressful to deal with. But don ...

A reduced-intensity bone marrow transplant regimen developed by Johns Hopkins physicians provides durable engraftment with ...

Most people who die by suicide have a mental health issue. It may be a depressive or substance abuse disorder. They may feel lonely, depressed, or isolated. They may have had a traumatic life ...