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.

Gum disease may lie at the root of some arthritis flare-ups

It’s a well-documented medical mystery: Patients with gum disease are less likely to respond to rheumatoid arthritis treatments. But new research may help explain this link between gum disease and…

Researchers discover how some brain cells transfer material to neurons in mice

New study opens treatment possibilities for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases. Researchers at UC Davis are the first to report how a specific type of brain cells, known as oligodendrocyte-lineage…

The use of plasma against precancerous skin lesions

Actinic keratosis is considered the most common precursor of skin cancer and is triggered by excessive UV radiation. Without treatment, it can often develop into malignant forms of skin cancer….

Dig into molecular causes of pediatric bipolar disorder

It’s extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can’t easily collect brain cells from living people to study in the laboratory. Now, University…

Gene scissors find target for testicular cancer therapy

Bonn researchers uncover contribution of protein degradation processes to cisplatin resistance in germ cell tumors: Cisplatin is used successfully in the chemotherapy of testicular cancer. However, patients who develop resistance…

Blocked cell wall formation stops bacterial cell division

We still do not understand exactly how antibiotics kill bacteria. However, this understanding is necessary if we want to develop new antibiotics. And that is precisely what is urgently needed,…

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