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.
St. Jude refines definition and hones treatment of hyperdiploid leukemia
Hyperdiploidy is a genetic condition observed in cancer cells, where the cells contain more chromosomes than usual. The condition is particularly prevalent in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the…
Brainwave activity for assessing depressed mood in healthy people
Depression is a common but serious mental disorder that requires early diagnosis and treatment; however, it is currently difficult to do so. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that easily measures…
Discovery of protein-protein interaction
… lays foundation for future glioblastoma therapy. The discovery of a previously unknown molecular target has inspired what may become a therapeutic breakthrough for people with glioblastoma, the most common…
Widening coronary arteries right away
After a heart attack it might be worth it to already treat constrictions in blood vessels not involved in the heart attack right away during the first intervention to treat…
New therapeutic approach for the treatment of neuroblastoma in young children
Neuroblastomas are tumors of the nervous system. They can form in many places in the body and are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in young children. A team…
Protection for cancer patients
Tübingen T-cell activator offers protection against coronaviruses in immunocompromised patients. Good news for patients with acquired or congenital immunodeficiency: The results of a clinical phase II study at the University…
