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 neural mechanisms behind autism

Altered sensory processing of communication signals. For a long time it has been assumed that difficulties in processing communication signals in autism occur at the level of the cerebral cortex…

Research roundup: E-cigs aren’t safe

As a physician with the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Dr. Laura E. Crotty Alexander has heard from more and more patients over recent years that they’re thinking of…

Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer

Joint study by MHH and HZI: vaccine proves safe and effective against liver fibrosis and liver cancer. Liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. So…

CNIO researchers design a drug screening platform …

… compatible with patient biopsies to fight metastasis. METPlatform allows researchers to investigate patients’ own tumour tissue. It is simple, fast, cheap, and “infinitely superior to other screening methods”. They…

“Math neurons” identified in the brain

The brain has neurons that fire specifically during certain mathematical operations. This is shown by a recent study conducted by the Universities of Tübingen and Bonn. The findings indicate that…

Kidney failure in childhood

Gender influences survival chances. MHH study: Vessels of girls suffer more damage than those of boys Gender plays a role: chronic kidney disease has a greater effect on the vessels…

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