Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure of DNA. In a new paper, published in the July 28, online…
Even today, Malaria is one of the greatest medical challenges worldwide, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. In the past, people have adapted…
The ten largest children’s hospitals in Switzerland researched the causes and effects of serious infections (so-called sepsis or commonly known as “blood…
A new way of producing the seasonal flu vaccine could speed up the process and provide better protection against infection.
Childhood dementia is an inherited disorder that affects the metabolism of the brain. Initial symptoms include degeneration of sight followed by epileptic…
Monday afternoon, three o‘ clock: A young woman arrives at Inselspital Bern with a painful swelling in her left leg. She is ten weeks pregnant. A medical…
Inflammatory response during pregnancy is the leading cause of preterm loss. Depending on its degree, it may also lead to preterm birth. A team of researchers…
Colds that are not linked to influenza are generally benign. Still, 2% of each generation of children have to go to hospital following a virulent infection….
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to positively influence the immune response in severe viral and bacterial co-infection. Using a…
Skin is the body's largest organ and is constantly confronted with a range of external stimuli including microorganisms and physical stress. Epidermis, the…
“Currently available diagnostic techniques of thrombus [blood clot] imaging rely on different modalities depending on the vascular territory,” explains Andrew…
In a report on the technique's development, published June 26 in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the researchers describe their novel molecular approach to…
The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools–simpler, faster, and cheaper technologies to enhance patient treatment and…
Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, get trapped in mucus and then cilia — tiny hair like…
Taking advantage of advances in genetic technologies, researchers led by Alex Nord, assistant professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior with the…
Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Würzburg, researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been examining the use of deep…
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