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.
Researchers identify why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis
Studies in mice reveal the mechanism that induces this severe side effect and point to a solution that kills the cancer without causing gastrointestinal issues. Researchers at the University of…
Expert in the targeted degradation of proteins Radosław
P. Nowak is Professor of Immune Engineering and Drug Discovery. Prof. Radosław P. Nowak has taken up the new professorship for “Immune Engineering and Drug Discovery” at the Institute of…
Role of Mitochondria in Dietary Fat Processing
Cologne Researchers discover a new mechanism controlling the uptake of lipids from digested food. The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive…
Groundbreaking hip-focused physical therapy reduces low back pain
First-of-its-kind clinical trial emphasizes precision medicine for older adults often overlooked in musculoskeletal research. When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was…
Effectiveness of the new Omikron booster confirmed
MHH study investigates Biontech vaccine for booster vaccination against the current coronavirus variant XBB1.5. The pandemic is over, but many people in Germany are still infected with the coronavirus. The…
Scientists uncover molecular link between wet and dry macular degeneration
The pathway may help explain why patients develop vision loss from “wet” or advanced “dry” macular degeneration. In a study published December 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy…