Researchers have made advances towards being able to automate the sedation of patients in hospital intensive care units (ICUs), a step forward that may take a burden off of nurses while improving patient safety.

A recent survey of couples who are married or cohabiting in the United Kingdom indicate they are paired up and loving it.

Writing down worries before taking an exam can alleviate test anxiety, according to a University of Chicago study.

In a large, collaborative research effort, researchers have found that lithium will restore brain volume in patients with bipolar disorder.

Children with hip and thigh implants face an increased risk of bone fracture of the same bones being treated by the implants, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Programs in which volunteers and patients share information about their depression symptoms appears to work as well as one-on-one cognitive behavioral therapy.

For years, researchers have known that physicians use defensive diagnostic procedures for their patients, usually to little benefit. For the first time, a thorough study confirms that doctors often order such screening.

Hospital readmission rates for elderly black patients are greater than those of white patients, according to a new study.

The way the heart responds to beating may predict cardiac death regardless of conventional risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes.

Social anxiety -- a condition marked by heightened fears of interacting with others and of being harshly judged -- responds to psychotherapy, changing the way the brain looks in medical scans.