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.
On the trail of nerve ageing
MHH junior researcher investigates the influence of the immune system on age-related disorders of sensory neurones. The peripheral nervous system includes sensory and motor nerve cells that run through our…
Brain waves are part of memory
Neuroscientists from Bonn, New York, and Freiburg discover interactions between so-called “ripples” and nerve cells during human memory processes. Spatial navigation and spatial memory play a central role in our…
A new glue, potentially also for you
A new bonding method enabling instant and effective adhesion of hydrogels has potential to broadly advance new biomaterials solutions for multiple unmet clinical needs. Hydrogels are versatile biomaterials conquering an…
Rare case of opossum infected by rabies
…sounds alarm regarding circulation of this virus in urban environments. The opossum was found dead in a park in the center of Campinas, a large city in São Paulo state…
Radiopharmaceutical therapy controls symptoms
… and reduces medications in insulinoma patients. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is effective for clinical control of symptomatic metastatic insulinomas, according to new research published in the February issue…
New sex-specific genetic variants for chronic kidney disease identified
Working with an international consortium, scientists at Leipzig University have identified new genes that may play a role in chronic kidney disease. They analysed data from more than 900,000 people…