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.

Study reveals new therapeutic target for C. difficile infection

A new study paves the way for the development of next generation therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the most frequent cause of healthcare-acquired gastrointestinal…

Pathogenic bacteria rendered almost harmless

By identifying one of the mechanisms regulating the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a UNIGE team is proposing a new strategy to combat this bacterium, which is resistant to many common…

Genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder discovered

Transport system of essential materials in brain cells disrupted in certain genetic developmental disorders. University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers identified a new gene that may be linked…

Controlling brain states with a ray of light

The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of all our perceptions, memories, and behaviours. It is often considered…

Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor

NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neurons. Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have determined how certain short protein fragments,…

Innovative method to improve cancer immunotherapy

University Hospital Tübingen cooperates with ImaginAb and is Europe’s first center for the production of radiolabeled CD8 minibodies. The Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy Department of the University Hospital Tübingen and…

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