Women who have had repeated depressive episodes tend to pay more attention to negative emotional information, suggesting that they may benefit from cognitive therapy to build new, more positive pathways in their brains.

The protein beta-catenin may be a good target for therapies to treat lung disease that is a common complication of preterm birth.

Two factors commonly used to evaluate patients with sickle cell disease are associated with each other and can predict increased mortality, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

Although nitrous oxide was less effective than epidural anesthesia for pain management during labor, mothers who used nitrous oxide were equally satisfied with their childbirth experience.

A signaling protein overexpressed in upper gastrointestinal cancers is an attractive therapeutic target.

The signaling molecule IL-15 promotes septic shock, a life-threatening condition involving organ injury caused by infection.

Some memory deficits observed in Alzheimer’s disease may be due to co-morbid illnesses – not the disease itself – and may be reversed by lifestyle changes or pharmacologic interventions.