Jackie Syrop

Research using an animal model of pain suggests that mechanical hyperalgesia may be reversible in mice after spinal pain pathways are reactivated in a manner analogous to memory reconsolidation.

Patients of Indian ancestry living in the United States are at greater risk for all types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than other American populations, according to a new study by Reenu Malhotra, MD, and colleagues published online in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology on July 29, 2014.

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the agency's recommendations concerning human papillomavirus vaccination and associated diseases.

Vaccination coverage among US children ages 19 to 35 months in 2013 increased relative to 2012 data from the National Immunization Survey for some vaccines (rotavirus, Hep B birth dose, and ≥ 1HepA dose).

A study finds that new national guidelines can improve the way statins are prescribed to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, and produce only a modest increase in the number of patients being given the medication.

The first accurate measurements of ideal growth and developments from conception to birth depicting a healthy pattern of growth desirable for all fetuses and newborns regardless of ethnic origin have been published in The Lancet.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and of the top 5 causes of death, it is the only one that increased in incidence between 2007 and 2010, and our understanding of how to assess, manage, and treat COPD has advanced significantly over the past decade.

Using the metric of time to first cigarette after waking was found to help improve efficiency and reduce false-positive detection in lung cancer screening, a new case-control study suggests.

Over the past decade, lifestyle changes, better treatment and effective preventive measures have led to a dramatic decrease in deaths and hospitalizations from heart disease in the United States.

As cardiac devices improve and need to be replaced, leads left behind in the patient's body could lead to critical illnesses caused by infections.

Endothelial cells in the coronary arteries can function as cardiac stem cells to produce new heart muscle tissue, contradicting the belief that the heart has no regenerative potential.

A new study analyzing 10 years of data on children with severe combined immunodeficiency disease suggests that children born with this disease have the best chance of survival if they undergo a stem cell transplant as soon as possible.

A study spanning 20 years found people with hypertension in middle age (48 to 67 years old) are more likely to experience cognitive decline in their 70s and 80s.

People with low levels of vitamin D have a 53% risk of developing dementia compared with those who have normal levels of vitamin D.

A new technique could aid patients recovering from spinal cord injuries and disorders affecting spinal cord function, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University.

When administered within 4 to 5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms, alteplase was shown to markedly improve the changes of a good outcome; its benefits diminish the later it is given.

Whether taken regularly or as needed, acetaminophen for acute low-back pain was no more effective than placebo in a large randomized trial.

During the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act, more than 10 million Americans gained health insurance coverage.

Regularly consuming probiotics may improve blood pressure, particularly for people with hypertension, according to a new study.

Americans with the lower income and education levels may be at a significantly higher risk for peripheral artery disease, according to a new analysis.

Although people with high levels of homocysteine are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, taking vitamins known to lower homocysteine does not prevent the disease.

A new study urges primary care physicians to be more alert in identifying patients with underlying chronic kidney disease because they are more likely to have resistant hypertension.

The odds of a major adverse cardiovascular event were more than 14-fold higher when the surgeries were done within the first 3 months after stroke compared with surgery in patients with no stroke history.

The most recent data show overdose from prescription opioids increased just 2% while heroin deaths jumped 44% over the previous year.

Using factors such as genetics and brain function, it is possible to predict with 70% which teenagers will become binge drinkers, according to a new study in Nature.

Among patients aged 65 years or older who are hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, azithromycin lowers the risk of 90-day mortality in exchange for slightly increased odds of myocardial infarction compared to other antibiotic regimens.

A retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction between 30-35% found improved 3-year survival rates among those who received a prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators compared to those with no ICD.

Since the risk of herpes zoster rises sharply after age 50, the significant global health burden of shingles pain is expected to increase as the population ages.

Resting-state functional MRI, a new MRI approach, detects early stage Parkinson's disease with 85% accuracy, according to a new study.

Older men who take statins reported lower levels of physical activity than nonusers, according to a new study.