Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified T-helper cells that move from the blood to the central nervous system, where they cause inflammation and damage the nerve cells. Their discovery opens up new possibilities for monitoring and treating MS.
A study that adolescent blood donors may be at risk of developing low iron levels and anemia as a result of the donation process. This may have considerable consequences as adolescents' brains are still developing.
According to Dr. Robert Pearl, Burnout among doctors is not only caused by the crisis in the national health system, but by a conflict between medical culture and scientific progress.
Switch proteins such as the Ras protein regulate many processes in the body and are involved in the development of diseases such as cancer.
Human immunodeficiency viruses are the biggest obstacle to the cure of HIV but still need extensive research. In the world's largest longitudinal observational study of HIV reservoirs, a University Hospital of Zurich team has gained new insights into these reservoirs.
An international research group produces highly potent cells from humans and pigs. The researchers see new possibilities for regenerative medicine.
Health care systems in low and middle-income countries are insufficiently prepared for the increasing number of high blood pressure disorders. More than two-thirds of all people affected are without treatment, a recent study discovered.
In social networks, everyone shows their wonderful life but passive social network user tend to compare themselves with others and are in danger of developing depressive symptoms. A team of psychologists from the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) has looked further into this.
A research team discovered that Nilvadipine could help in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The study observed a 20% increase in hippocampal blood flow with no effect on blood flow to other regions of the brain.
A structure made of a zinc wire mesh that dissolves slowly in the vessel wall should be suitable for children and adults.
The ability to detect lesions as benign or malignant early on without biopsy is of utmost importance in cancer treatment. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence and found promising results when programming an algorithm for breast cancer diagnostics.
An international research team wants to find an early, one-off treatment against specific anxieties in children. The therapy includes a personalized app, which helps patients to independently approach the factors that cause anxiety.
The COMPAMED Innovation Forum in Germany focused on high-tech solutions for hospitals and brought together the manufacturers and developers of technology solutions into dialogue with the products’ end-users.
All men think about is sex. Is that so? Are they really faster and easier to arouse, while women are considered more rational and rational? Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics found that there are no differences at the neurobiological level.
If the shoulder hurts at night and this prevents you from sleeping, or hair combing seems almost impossible - then a calcified shoulder can be the cause. Surgery may be possible but extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can be a gentle alternative.
Mitosis is a cellular process in which the genetic information encoded in chromosomes is distributed to two identical daughter cells. A joint venture between the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, have investigated how centrioles contribute to this process.
Our partners from esanum.it chat with Dr. Michele Usuelli, councilor of Italy´s Lombardy region and promoter of a reform that could enable the donation of bodies or anatomical parts for purposes of scientific studies, research or teaching.
Previous studies have repeatedly dealt with the psyche of murderers but have often shown crucial gaps. In order to close these gaps, a group of scientists carried out the most comprehensive study to date - and recognized key deviations in the “grey matter.”
Yersinia has spread fear and terror in the past, and the plague pathogens are still not eradicated. The bacteria inject various enzymes, into the macrophages of the immune system. There, it is activated and prevents the defense cells from enclosing and digesting the plague bacteria.
Using the model of childhood leukemia in children with Down's syndrome ("trisomy 21"), an international research group has now demonstrated in a large functional study the mechanisms of transformations from precursors to complete pronounced leukemia.