The intestinal immune system must constantly maintain the difficult balance between fighting infections and simultaneously tolerating harmless or useful germs, and our food components.
There are many type 1 diabetes patients who, despite insulin therapy, have poor metabolic control and high HbA1c values. This is often due to increased insulin resistance, which requires high doses of insulin. Could the additional oral administration of metformin be an option?
A large, ongoing USA study with over 1.5 million cases analyzed lifestyle factors on tumorous cancer risk. The findings hint at how many cancer cases could be prevented with simple lifestyle changes.
A combination therapy with aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban appears to be more effective in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events than aspirin monotherapy.
The results of a Scottish cluster-randomized study on Type-2 diabetes indicate that the illness could be reversed without anti-diabetic medicines.
At the last cardiology congress of the American Heart Association (AHA), new high blood pressure guidelines were presented. Values of 120/80 mmHg and above have been deemed high in the USA.
Can conventional rheumatism drugs halve the risk of dementia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A large cohort study data hints at this and gives a particular protective potential for methotrexate.
Vitamin supplements are also widely used in many European countries. However, a US study showed that vitamins B6 and B12, taken as individual nutritional supplements, may have a role in male lung cancer incidence.
Recent data questions high dose usage in the early therapy phases for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with oral methotrexate (MTX).
Scientists succeeded in detecting Parkinson's disease through a minimally invasive skin biopsy - years before the patient becomes noticeably ill.
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) play a major role in cardiology, as they are the gold standard for the treatment of narrowed (stenosed) coronary vessels. However, the highly acclaimed stents are the target of new criticism.
The frequent consumption of sugary drinks is known to cause overweight and obesity and can contribute to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The replacement with calorie-free drinks with artificial sweeteners is no alternative, as these drinks also increase the risk of diabetes.
An international research group led by Victoria Pascal from the Department of Gastroenterology, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute in Barcelona, has succeeded in identifying patients with Crohn's disease (CD) solely from stool samples.