Gleevec (imatinib) has transformed the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The problem is, this drug stops working at some point in many patients. A drug under development, combined with another currently available medication, may offer patients new options.

There are a number of medications used to treat epilepsy. Some of these anti-seizure medications have been shown to increase heart disease risks. New research shows epilepsy patients may have safer choices.

As the rates of obesity and diabetes continue to rise in the United States, so do the rates of complications related to these conditions. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of these complications.

Bile acids in the gut may be more important than for just processing dietary fat. They may also be a key to treating heart disease by exerting an anti-inflammatory effect.

After a stroke it is common for patients to awake to find that they are unable to see or recognize anything on the body's left side. Called hemispatial neglect, there have been few effective treatments.

As human beings, it’s easy to understand the need to be comfortable in order to open up. When it comes to mental illness, the stigma apparent in society causes discomfort and many times prevents people from seeking treatment. 

One of the most common types of childhood cancer is sarcoma, which appears in the soft tissues of the body. About 10 percent of kids with cancer have sarcomas. Recent research has uncovered possible new ways to treat this disease.

People who have inherited a form of hearing loss appear to have inherited an increased sensitivity in their sense of touch as well, establishing a genetic link between the two senses.