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.

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…

Living heart muscle slices drive RNA research into heart failure

MHH researchers place living human heart tissue in a nutrient solution and use it to test new drugs and innovative approaches to combat heart failure. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are also involved…

Tools underestimate cardiovascular event risk in people with HIV

NIH trial reveals need for more accurate screening in Black people and cisgender women. The elevated cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV is even greater than predicted by a…

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