For every 1% increase in blood-brain barrier disruption, the odds of a person having a poor outcome 3 months after an ...
While losing weight is difficult for many people, it is even more challenging to keep the weight off. Most people who lose a large amount of weight have regained it 2 to 3 years later. One theory ...
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.
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 ...
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Telomere Clinic at Johns Hopkins have identified a genetic ...
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 ...
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is an antibody blood protein that’s part of your immune system. Your body makes IgA and other types of antibodies to help fight off sickness. Having an IgA deficiency means that ...
A reduced-intensity bone marrow transplant regimen developed by Johns Hopkins physicians provides durable engraftment with ...
The pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized organ in the brain. Most pituitary tumors are benign. Symptoms vary depending on the type of tumor and the affected area of the pituitary gland. Your health ...
The Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP) is a managed care program developed by the Department of Defense (DoD). Johns Hopkins USFHP is backed by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), boasting over ...
Broken heart syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome, occurs when a person experiences sudden acute stress that can rapidly weaken the heart muscle. Ilan Wittstein, M.D., ...