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.

Breakthrough in research on vitamin B12 uptake

A team of scientists led by Dr. Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, professor of Theoretical Physics at Constructor University in Bremen, has now discovered how B12 is absorbed by certain intestinal bacteria. Published…

Improving healthcare in rural areas

Fraunhofer at MEDICA and COMPAMED 2023… With long waiting lists, significant journey times, an ever-shrinking number of doctor’s practices, medical care services in sparsely populated regions are under mounting pressure….

Possible cause of male infertility

Mature spermatozoa are characterized by an head, midpiece and a long tail for locomotion. Now, researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the Transdisciplinary Research Unit “Life & Health”…

A potential therapy for “chemobrain”

Chemotherapy is essential for many cancer patients, but some suffer from cognitive impairment throughout treatment. “Chemobrain” can consist of deficits in memory, attention, and executive function. A new study now reveals that…

New treatment approach for incurable hereditary disease PCD

The congenital multisystem disease PCD is associated with a severe respiratory and lung disease in which the cilia in the bronchial tubes are no longer able to clean the lungs,…

Nerve cells recognize small amounts better than large ones

A study carried out in Tübingen and Bonn finds evidence of two separate processing mechanisms. When two, three or four apples are placed in front of us, we are able…

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