Tag: Medicine
Confusion continues around Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug – Health
An Alzheimer’s drug that is used at an early stage to prevent the disease from progressing? That sounds wonderful. It would be a milestone because the remedies available so far…
Professor of medicine Jean-Michel Dubernard, pioneer of transplants, has died
The Lyon professor of medicine Jean-Michel Dubernard, one of the world transplant pioneers who carried out in 1998 the first hand transplant in the world, died Saturday evening in Turkey,…
How much cleaning is unhealthy? – Health
The child’s immune system needs contact with microbes to exercise and to prevent allergies – too much hygiene and cleanliness are therefore harmful to children, is a common assumption. Thorough…
Truant is not showing solidarity – not only when vaccinating – health
Imagine it’s the vaccination appointment and nobody goes there. Unfortunately, this happens all too often in Germany’s vaccination centers at the moment. For those who have still not got hold…
Hereditary disease treated with Crispr-Cas9 gene scissors – health
The Crispr-Cas9 gene scissors are excellent at correcting disease mutations – in cells grown in the laboratory. But in order to use Crispr to treat people with hereditary diseases, a…
How well does a corona vaccination protect against the Delta variant? – Health
With every new variant of the coronavirus, the anxious question arises: Does the vaccination protection hold up? So far the answer has always been: yes. However, the vaccines on the…
How well do the vaccinations protect against the Delta variant – health
With every new variant of the coronavirus, the anxious question arises: Does the vaccination protection hold up? So far the answer has always been: yes. However, the vaccines on the…
Results of thousands of studies not published – knowledge
Peter Grabitz really wanted to help his uncle. Helping people, helping them in difficult moments, giving the sick the best possible treatment – why else was he studying medicine? In…
Heat wave in Canada and USA – knowledge
Of Werner Bartens and Marlene Weiss Portland, Oregon, in the northwestern United States, is usually a city with an extremely mild climate. If you still want to complain about the…
Corona test: how important are tests in combating pandemics? – Knowledge
Of Hanno Charisius Rapid antigen tests, which can detect fragments of viruses in swab samples from the throat or nose, are still a comparatively new tool for fighting pandemics. They…