Most patients with locked-in syndrome -- resulting from brain stem injury, which leaves patients unable to move or communicate except via eye movements -- report they are happy.

Lack of health insurance coverage may affect hepatitis C patients' access to current antiviral treatments, according to a new study.

Spanish researchers have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be helpful in treating ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).

Many children are avoiding potentially nutritious food unnecessarily based on incomplete information about possible food allergies, according to a new study from National Jewish Health.

According to a new report, an anti-clotting drug appears to be more effective at curbing stroke risk than aspirin in atrial fibrillation patients unable to take stronger drugs.

Mammalian newborn hearts can heal themselves completely, according to new research from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

The amount of fructose that a mother ingests during pregnancy affects female and male fetuses in different ways, according to a new study.

A new study shows that fatty liver may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Researchers suggest bovine colostrum can reduce gut permeability known as leaky gut syndrome, a condition in which an abnormally-permeable gut wall allows toxins to leak through.

Delirium -- sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness -- goes unrecognized in more than 60 percent of patients, according to a new study.