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.

Cancer increases the risk of developing diabetes

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study. The study also concludes that cancer patients who develop diabetes die sooner than survivors without…

Multi-functional bandage helps wounds to heal

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a film that not only protects wounds similar to the way a bandage does, but also helps wounds to heal…

Drug combination triples survival time with blood cancer

MHH involved in international study on acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a malignant disease in which the precursor cells of the haematopoietic system multiply uncontrollably. This…

How “calming” our spinal cords could provide relief from muscle spasms

To move our bodies, the brain sends messages to muscles via motoneurons which can sometimes be over excitable and cause spasms – but researchers have found two ways to calm…

New and tailored lupus treatments within reach

… after scientists discover cause of disease. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a gene called TLR7 that, when over-activated, is responsible for causing lupus, an autoimmune…

Researchers identify therapeutic target for aggressive blood cancer

Untangling genomic architecture of acute promyelocytic leukaemia reveals gene that can suppress tumour. A new study published today in the journal Genes & Development reveals a gene that normally suppresses…

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