A generic equivalent to Gleevec, imatinib mesylate tablets that treat chronic myeloid leukemia, will now be available in the U.S. for multiple purposes approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Youth leagues in a variety of sports have taken steps toward protecting young athletes from sports-related brain injuries, and early data suggests those efforts are working. According to a recent study in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, however, young hockey players are often being pressured into hiding concussion symptoms. 

Though Alzheimer’s has long not had a cure or a preventative solution, new research suggests that one may be closer to becoming a reality than ever before.

No one wants to contract herpes, but it may be even more of a concern for women, according to new research that found it could put some women at increased risk for getting breast cancer.

Diagnosing strains of liver cancer can be difficult because they are usually simila, but physicians have various tools to help them. Now, new research at Washington University has found these approaches may not always be accurate.

New research has identified how much time it takes for brain neurons to die after a traumatic brain injury.

Radiotherapy, a process designed to cure cancer by destroying cancerous tumors, can be harmful to patients if it targets the wrong areas. It is also can be difficult to manage. But new research found a method to perform selective radiotherapy, which can reduce toxicity in the body.

Provinces in Canada have reported that fewer kids are being admitted to emergency rooms (ERs) due to hockey-related brain injuries since bodychecking was banned for children ages 11-12 three years ago.