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.

New monitoring option for rare eye disease

Bonn researchers test a new imaging method. An estimated five to ten percent of blindness worldwide is due to the rare inflammatory eye disease uveitis. Intermediate uveitis is often associated…

Disturbed skin flora increases the risk of radiodermatitis

Bacterial composition of the skin plays a role in determining how well cancer patients tolerate radiotherapy. Many cancer patients develop severe dermatitis during radiotherapy. Which factors increase the risk of…

News on drug-induced skin swelling

Researchers identify novel risk locus in the genome for ACE inhibitor-induced. Angioedema is a rare but potentially life-threatening adverse reaction to ACE inhibitors. In a joint analysis of eight European…

Why cancer immunotherapies don’t work for everyone

UTA study could impact treatments for blood, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers. A multi-institutional study co-authored by University of Texas at Arlington scientists uncovered a mechanism by which cancer…

Better gene taxis for genetic liver and muscle diseases

MHH researcher is involved in two EU gene therapy projects and is developing new viral vectors for the safe and efficient transfer of curative genes. Gene therapies are aimed at…

Researching a new treatment option for severe blood disorders of the bone marrow

When people develop myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), the healthy maturation of blood cells is impaired. Severe forms, known as higher-risk MDS, are characterised by rapid progression, severe symptoms and often a…

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