Today's article deals with a recently published Brazilian scientific study on an enzyme that can cause T-helper cells to go awry.
In this second article, you will find highlights on the role of microbiome and comorbidities in multiple sclerosis, presented at the joint ACTRIMS and ECTRIMS annual congress.
This article provides an overview of highlights and clinical studies on remyelination, EBV-specific immune therapies and the prodromal phase of MS from the joint ACTRIMS and ECTRIMS annual congress.
New evaluations of data from the DiRECT study show for the first time that, after weight reduction, not only diabetes remissions are possible, but also the pancreas morphology returns to normal.
Can light pulses also protect neurons of the substantia nigra from destruction? After promising observations from animal models, several human studies are in their early stages.
A recent study warns of serious lung damage (EVALI) from e-cigarettes with heating elements made of nickel-chromium alloys. The life-threatening complications occurred without the use of nicotine or THC.
Norepinephrine leads to a dysregulation of immune response and a compromise of the defense function according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Psychological stress in cancer diagnosis and therapies can influence immunity, with an effect on health and even on the course of disease.
A young male patient presents an unfulfilled desire to have children but the spermiogram shows normozoospermia. The man also has poor hearing. Could genetics be relevant?
The eye is a biological extension of the brain. Unsurprisingly various diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, or macular degeneration, may be associated with neurodegenerative disease.
A report published in JAMA Neurology underlines the importance of physical examination and contextualization, especially for people returning from a trip.
In immunology, fibroblasts play a decisive role in self-tolerance, not least because of their supply of different self-antigens. A research group from Tokyo has come to this conclusion.
Parkinson's disease, now the fastest-growing neurological disease in the world is still widely perceived as a disease of old, frail people. Current data demands an update to our understanding of it.
The frequency of false-positive COPD diagnosis is high. This could expose many patients in whom there is certainly no obstruction to the possible side effects of drugs.
A low-carb diet can have a preventive effect against some primary open-angle glaucomas. The preventive neuroprotective effect of such diets is known against Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease.
Nicotine patches as protection against COVID-19? This daring hypothesis has been proposed in France. In South Africa, however, smoking is now completely banned.
Highly sensitive data are processed in our medical settings. Human errors may lead to data mishaps, due to limited knowledge of privacy protocols. Common errors that can be easily avoided are listed.
A small but exciting new study is the first to describe gonadotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) based on autopsy findings. Association of ICIs with impaired spermatogenesis is suspected.
The SARS-CoV-2 has been suspected to cause severe inflammatory disease in children. The results of an English case-control study suggest a new type of inflammatory syndrome after COVID-19 infection that differs from the Kawasaki syndrome known to the medical community.
Apoplexy and dementia present risk factors in common, most of which can be managed. It is estimated that about 35% of dementia cases could be prevented by stroke prevention.