The classification of the state of consciousness in patients with severe brain damage has an error rate of up to 40 %. In a recent study, a comparatively simple test was able to make the prognosis more precise.
A re-evaluation of the PURE study shows that consumption of foods with a high glycemic index or high glycemic load increases the risk of cardiovascular events and cardiovascular death by up to 50%.
FMT may be the most promising procedure for intestinal flora modification, with significant success in treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, for example.
Fructose is suspected of driving the development of metabolic syndrome and fatty liver. A new study shows the effects of fructose-containing drinks on healthy men within weeks.
People who are already obese before type 2 diabetes diagnosis have a significantly increased risk of developing microvascular complications during the metabolic disease.
In 2015, Helicobacter pylori gastritis was formally recognised as an infectious disease worldwide. This meant that every patient infected with H. pylori should be treated.
The German Society for Rheumatology has issued its recommendations for early diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis for the first time.
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a problem for ICUs, but could lead to further collateral damage, according to pathologists. Delayed or missed cancer diagnoses put lives at risk as well.
Many patients suffer from myalgias during statin therapy and therefore discontinue the treatment. The now published StatinWISE study shows that these complaints could be caused by a nocebo effect.
Daily sun exposure of 1 to 2 hours is associated with a 7.4-fold reduced risk of paediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to 30 minutes or less.
A recent British study has examined a gene panel comprising 34 putative risk genes for breast carcinoma.
A recent study looks at the risks of pregnancy with known SLE for both mother and child and the effects of different treatment regimens.
The urgent need for improvements in diagnostics and therapy, especially for pancreatic cancer, is now underlined by a current international study on the worldwide development of the tumor.
Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes can be offered an insulin pump in addition to insulin injections with a syringe or pen according to a new multi-centric study based on register data.
A new feasibility study shows the future may be wireless. A combination of the Micra cardiocapsule and the new WiSE-CRT system was tested.
Human papillomaviruses have been increasingly detected in lesions in recent years. A recent study shows the association between HPV status and pharyngeal cancer risk in people after active oral sex.
Not everyone with high blood glucose or HbA1C levels will go on to develop type 2 diabetes. With a new classification in six clusters, an attempt is now being made to better assess the individual risk.
Continue or pause immunosuppressive therapy - a decision that currently confronts rheumatologists with a major challenge. A recent study examines the influence of COVID-19 on the immune system.
Blood pressure is rarely measured in both arms. A new study shows that even a small difference in systolic blood pressure of 5 mmHg between arms significantly increases cardiovascular risks and all-cause mortality.
Studies describe that social isolation in childhood and adolescence has negative effects on brain function and sociability in adulthood, but the mechanisms were poorly understood until now.