Ulrich Mueller Ph.D., and Erika Pearce, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, have been elected to the ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest, is when the heart stops beating suddenly. The lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs can cause a person to lose consciousness, become ...

Sibley Memorial Hospital provides a wide range of healthcare services to the Washington, D.C., area communities. We offer medical, surgical, intensive care, obstetric, oncology, orthopaedic, and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.