More than ever, absolute attention and consideration are required in road transport. The diversity in types of road users has increased in recent years. Currently, a new group of participants has been added in Germany with the E-Roller.
It is widely believed that the use of social networks can have a negative impact on mental health. However, recent studies suggest that their use in adults could reduce the risk of depression or anxiety disorders.
Sometimes errors occur during embryonic development, leading the wrong arrangement of organs. Heterotaxy patients also often suffer from severe heart defects. Researchers at the University of Ulm suggest through new findings that mitochondria play a special role in this process.
During the joint press conference of the German-based NGOs “accept e.V.” and “Deutschen AIDS-Hilfe” on 5 July 2019, experts call for evidence-based strategy instead of party politics.
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Grimminger and Prof. Dr. Ralph Schermuly from the Department of Medicine at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU) report on the identification of a molecular mechanism that controls the disease from the vessel wall.
Gold nanoparticles could contribute to increased efficiency in the development of vaccines and drugs that target B cells, a new study concludes.
In a recent study, Swedish researchers have developed a blood test that accurately detectsAmyloid beta peptides levels in all stages of Alzheimer's disease. According to their own statement, the scientists achieve "a precision that makes the test usable worldwide for everyday clinical use".
Researchers at the Université de Genève have gained new insights into multiple sclerosis. In one study, they identified a potential link between viral infections in childhood and an increased risk of autoimmune diseases in adulthood.
The potential Huntington's drug RG6042 has shown in a placebo-controlled clinical study with 46 patients to not cause any serious side effects while reducing the amount of the harmful protein huntingtin in the spinal fluid depending on the dose.
German Cancer Aid (in German: Deutsche Krebshilfe) is providing scientists at the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen (acronym: UDE) and the Children's Hospital III of the University Hospital Essen with 4.1 million euros for a study to further help young patients of Ewing sarcomas.
Scientists from the German Cancer Consortium (German acronym: DKTK) at the Charité - University Hospital of Berlin have succeeded in describing the effects of characteristic gene mutations at the individual cells level. This experimental approach could open up new colorectal cancer treatment options.
Air pollution is a global challenge that causes millions of premature deaths every year in both developing and industrialized countries. Air pollution is particularly high in urban agglomerations. A team at Germany-based IASS center is investigating urban pollutant concentrations and air quality.
For targeted colorectal cancer therapy, the treating physicians need information about the tumor’s molecular subtype. Computers could analyze digital tissue images for this purpose.
More than two billion people use Facebook to share personal stories, thoughts, and updates within their networks. A recent study has now tried to gather more data on the possible health problems of users by using their language and status messages.
Forty percent of mobile phones used by students in health care professions are contaminated with germs. At the top of the list are Staphylococcus aureus, a problematic germ in the clinical environment and the main cause of nosocomial infections in Germany.
People who work longer than ten hours a day have a significantly increased risk of stroke, according to a recent study from France. In addition to office workers, physicians are also a risk group due to overtime and extra workload.
Every second hepatitis B infection reported in the EU is now a chronic infection. The upward trend in the number of cases observed in 2008 is thus continuing.
Those who use sun lotion four times or more a day enrich the blood with ingredients of the protective agent which, according to a recent toxicological study, are at least worth checking.
Researchers from Canada have succeeded for the first time in generating blood group 0 from blood group A using microbial enzymes.
A new class of antibiotics proved to be extremely effective against multi-resistant pathogens. The so-called fibupeptides inhibit the energy metabolism of bacteria by destroying the electrical potential of biomembranes.