• Detect and treat diseases earlier with artificial intelligence

    TU Dresden researchers developed a bio-compatible implantable AI platform that classifies healthy and pathological patterns in biological signals and detects pathological changes without medical supervision.

  • INSIGHT 2021: An event on the science and practice of psychedelic therapies

    The 2021 edition will cover treatment, basic research, philosophy/anthropology, and implementation of the clinical applications and emerging trends in the field of psychedelic treatments.

  • Detailed "catalogue" of degradation products in cells created

    A group of researchers from Switzerland have visualised and catalogued "blueprints" that lead to defective proteins.

  • Possible paradigm shift in immunology through "adaptive tolerance"?

    Applications of this dynamic immunological model from Ulm, Germany range from the development of new diabetes therapies to vaccine research.

  • France: The "Parcours Stup" podcast, a new voice in addictology

    On Parcours Stup, we talk about individuals and drugs, lives and substances, physiological effects and treatment. It is a podcast where all voices are equal and are addressed to both caregivers and substance users.

  • Discovery: Inter-cellular contacts control liver regeneration

    Chronic liver disease is responsible for about two million deaths worldwide each year, and there is currently no cure. Researchers have discovered a cell type that controls liver regeneration by contact.

  • EASD 2021: Digitally united against diabetes

    The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) will meet again from 27 September to 01 October in the framework of its annual congress. In 2021, the EASD Congress will take place in virtual form.

  • EADV 2021: 30th Dermatology Congress as virtual highlight

    International dermatology and venereology experts will come together virtually for the 30th EADV Congress to exchange latest scientific findings.

  • The elephant in the physicians’ lounge

    Dr. Gary Price writes about burnout among physicians. He urges all colleagues to address the issue in the light of day, especially after what has happened over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Marburg virus disease case in Guinea

    A male patient reported onset of symptoms on 25 July 2021, dying on 2 August. The case is located in the Guéckédou Prefecture, Nzérékoré Region, and is the first known case of MVD in Guinea and West Africa.

  • Germany: Heart failure cases on the rise

    More people in Germany are suffering from heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Despite new treatment options, the care of these two diseases remains a major challenge.

  • Oesophageal cancer treatment study: reasons for hope

    The successful phase III CheckMate 577 trial used adjuvant immunotherapy; a promising treatment for patients with recurrent oesophageal or upper gastric cancer.

  • Long COVID seems to affect women more often

    Does it make a difference whether a COVID-19 infection was treated in hospital? Whether the patient was male or female ? Scientific centres in Austria and Belgium have analysed studies on long COVID.

  • Genetics and Parkinson's risk: new findings

    The simultaneous presence of several rare genetic variants increases the risk of the disease. Twenty-six genes have been identified, sixteen of which are associated with the disease for the first time.

  • Too much coffee increases the risk of dementia

    Researchers from the University of South Australia have found that high coffee consumption is associated with smaller total brain volume and an increased risk of dementia.

  • Oh my sweet rhesus (a short history of blood transfusion)

    Wars can have a few advantages, one of which is the advancement of medical practice. From 1914 to the Korean War, blood transfusion made great strides.

  • Predicting the impact of antibody treatment for HIV infection

    The dosage of broadly neutralising antibodies determines the ability of the virus to replicate. Findings may help to permanently suppresses the virus.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Confirmed case of monkeypox in Dallas, USA

    The IHR National Focal Point for the USA notified PAHO/WHO of the imported case. As of 27 July 2021 the patient is hospitalized.

  • Medical emergencies III: The European emergency phone number (112)

    Thirty years after the first European directives that guided the EU Member States towards the adoption of a single telephone number for emergencies, the situation is still evolving, and uneven across countries.

  • "It's never okay." Child sexual abuse and its consequences

    As a child, Michael Reh was sexually abused by his aunt. In this interview, he talks about his experiences, the consequences and the role that medical care plays in the process.

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