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.

The hidden role of air pollution in cognitive decline

Air pollution is often viewed as an outdoor hazard and a threat to respiratory health. Emerging research shows that air pollution may also affect our brain health. Fine particulate matter…

Novel App Tracks Travel-Related Illnesses

On around one in three trips someone falls ill, with gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints among the most common symptoms. These are the findings of a new study based on data…

New drug can extend survival in gastric cancer

In Germany, around 17,000 people are diagnosed with gastric cancer every year. The disease is one of the leading causes of tumour-related deaths. This is due to late diagnosis and…

Possible trigger of Crohn’s disease discovered

Dysfunctional mitochondria disrupt the gut microbiome. Disruptions of mitochondrial functions have a fundamental influence on Crohn’s disease. This connection has now been demonstrated by researchers at the Technical University of…

Glowing approach could aid carpal tunnel-related surgery

Fluorescein angiography capable of assessing neural blood flow in chronic nerve compression neuropathy. In modern office life, avoiding the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome might be a daily struggle. The…

Breakthroughs for Parkinson’s symptom management?

Department of Defense-funded research may lead to breakthroughs for Parkinson’s symptom management. Parkinson’s disease is most known for its movement-related symptoms: tremors and rigidity, slowness and falls, caused by the…

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