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.

In search of the best test

MHH researchers compared six methods for diagnosing minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Liver cirrhosis often results in a condition known as hepatic encephalopathy (HE). This is a functional disorder of the central…

New antibiotic against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis pathogens

Prof. Achim Hoerauf, Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology,Immunology and Parasitology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), and his team have succeeded in collaborating with the Department of Pharmaceutical…

How sepsis can affect vascular smooth muscle cells on an acute and long-term basis

A recent study by University Medicine Halle shows how sepsis can lead to dysfunction of vascular smooth muscle cells. The researchers found that elevated lactate levels and acidosis, which can…

Stopping blood cancer

The MHH joint project TARGET-MPN is investigating why the disease persists and progresses in malignant bone marrow diseases from the group of myeloproliferative neoplasms despite targeted treatment. Haematopoietic stem cells…

Bioreactor research processes and cryotechnologies

… improve active ingredient tests using human cell cultures. Many new drug candidates end up failing because they cause serious side effects in clinical trials. This is a common occurrence…

Systematic testing of natural oils on in vitro skin models

For some years now, the trend in the cosmetics and skincare sector has been toward transparency and natural, sustainable ingredients. A growing number of consumers are rejecting cosmetics that contain…

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