Health and Medicine
This subject area encompasses research and studies in the field of human medicine.
Among the wide-ranging list of topics covered here are anesthesiology, anatomy, surgery, human genetics, hygiene and environmental medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pharmacology, physiology, urology and dental medicine.
How the body switches out of “fight” mode
Study in Nature unlocks how cortisone inhibits inflammation. Cortisone and other related glucocorticoids are extremely effective at curbing excessive immune reactions. But previously, astonishingly little was known about how they…
New treatment target identified for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University in the UK have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease – PDE4B. Alzheimer’s disease is the…
Diabetes: New technology opens up improved opportunities for research
More than seven million people in Germany suffer from diabetes. Drug research is still difficult. Scientists led by Peter Loskill from the NMI and the University of Tübingen have developed…
A sprayable gel could make minimally invasive surgeries simpler and safer
Applied during endoscopic procedures, GastroShield could help prevent complications such as bleeding and leakage from weakened gastrointestinal tissues. More than 20 million Americans undergo colonoscopy screenings every year, and in…
PFAS in blood are ubiquitous
– and they are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at DZNE provide evidence that traces of the widely used PFAS chemicals in human blood are associated…
Duke-NUS research discovery sparks hope
Zika virus vaccine emerges as an unlikely hero in battling brain cancer. The scientists discovered that Zika virus vaccine strains eradicate brain tumour cells while sparing healthy ones. Scientists from…