Tag: Medical research
Why scientific research needs a fresh start
Scientific research is the motor for the progress of our society. The pandemic has clearly shown that. It is also a key driver of economic growth. According to the Organization…
The new magic bullet against cancer
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Fear of resistance to Covid drugs is growing
Frankfurt The drug Paxlovid has so far been considered a breakthrough in Covid therapy. Pfizer’s antiviral drug is one of the most important weapons in the fight against the pandemic.…
Losing weight with brain jogging – is that possible?
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I’ve read that the food we eat can affect the brain. The organ that you have in your…
Corona virus endangers heart patients twice – more diseases, less therapy
Catheter laboratory with the latest medical technology While cardiovascular diseases were increasing, fewer people were being treated for them. (Photo: obs) Berlin Cardiologists warned early on that the corona pandemic…
So it is with the new Alzheimer’s therapy
Neurologist Alois Alzheimer, drug Aduhelm To date, there is no drug that can cure the disease. (Photo: Mauritius Images, Getty Images, REUTERS (M)) Frankfurt “Will there be a breakthrough in…
Why vaccinated people also develop Covid-19 symptoms
sick woman Apparently, the protection provided by the vaccines used to date is less and less sufficient to avoid the typical Covid symptoms such as cough, runny nose and fever.…
Key find leads to the origin of the coronavirus
test lab in China The corona virus first appeared in the metropolis of Wuhan. (Photo: imago images/Xinhua) Berlin The current pandemic is not a natural disaster. It didn’t just come…
The vaccination that protects against all variants
Berlin “Urgently needed” – that’s what three of the most important virologists in the USA, including the pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci, called their call for the development of a “universal”…
Pig kidney used in humans for the first time
Dialysis patient in the USA Thousands wait in vain for human kidneys to be donated. Animal organs could eliminate the deficiency. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf In the United States,…
Do those infected with Omicron have to reckon with more long-term consequences?
Berlin With the appearance of the omicron variant, the number of infections has risen to record highs. The World Health Organization assumes that every second person will be infected with…
Pig Heart Transplant: Hope for Thousands of Patients
Dusseldorf A genetically modified pig heart is said to be his last resort: “Either I die or I do this transplant,” said the American David Bennett before his operation in…
Pig Heart Transplant: Hope for Thousands of Patients
Dusseldorf A genetically modified pig heart is said to be his last resort: “Either I die or I do this transplant,” said the American David Bennett before his operation in…
5 ways corona infection can harm the brain
Section of a cell in the olfactory mucosa A large number of intact SARS-CoV-2 particles (red) are found both inside the cell and on the cell processes, the cilia are…
Using killer cells to fight cancer: researchers are promoting CAR therapy
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin, Medigene boss Dolores Schendel, patient Emily Whitehead From the point of view of many experts, the novel immunotherapies mark a new era in cancer treatment, Frankfurt…
Using killer cells to fight cancer: researchers are promoting CAR therapy
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin, Medigene boss Dolores Schendel, patient Emily Whitehead From the point of view of many experts, the novel immunotherapies mark a new era in cancer treatment, Frankfurt…
The Virus’ Secret Collaborators: Five Reasons Some People Die From COVID-19
Coronavirus According to initial research, five factors play an important role in the risk of a severe course and Covid-19-related death. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even after almost two years of…
The Virus’ Secret Collaborators: Five Reasons Some People Die From COVID-19
Coronavirus According to initial research, five factors play an important role in the risk of a severe course and Covid-19-related death. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even after almost two years of…
With personalized therapy against depression
Frankfurt Benedikt von Braunmühl has big plans: The Munich biopharmaceutical company HMNC Brain Health, which he runs, wants to usher in a new era in the treatment of depression. Precision…
This is how doctors treat Covid patients in the intensive care unit
Berlin The doctors and nurses did not have much time to breathe through the stresses of the second and third waves of the corona pandemic. Well, a few months after…