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.

When antibodies do a pirouette

Researchers from Erlangen and Würzburg develop reliable rapid test on the basis of magnetic nanoparticles. Functionalized nanoparticles could soon revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg…

Dry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury

Mouse study IDs gene and protein that could be targets for therapy. People with a condition known as dry eye disease are more likely than those with healthy eyes to…

Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

Findings could lead to new therapies, prevention strategies. A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer…

New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

Columbia biomedical engineers develop therapeutic strategy to combine bacterial therapies with pharmaceutical drugs. Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States and around the world. Many of the…

High-energy X-rays leave a trace of destruction in bone collagen

It has long been known that beyond a certain dose, X-rays damage living tissue, so there are clear medical indications for X-rays to keep radiation exposure to a minimum. In…

Face masks reduce radiation exposure

A simple and cheap solution can save lives. Anti-inflammatory, therapeutic effects, but also risks – the radioactive noble gas radon contains both at the same time. Radon and especially its…

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