Science
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance refers to the development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. As a result, these medicines can lose their effectiveness, meaning that bacterial infections can no longer be treated effectively.
Longevity Nutrition: A healthy diet as the key to a long life
A long, healthy life is no accident. A balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle form the basis for staying active and fit, even in old age.
Cortisone: Effects, Uses and Tips
Cortisone-based medicines are highly effective, and their anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and immunosuppressive effects are widely used in medicine. However, they can also cause side effects. Find out here how cortisone works, when it is used and how you can ensure it is used safely.
Gender medicine – gender-sensitive medicine
Read here to find out what accounts for the ‘small difference’ between the sexes, how gender medicine addresses this, what the gender health gap is all about, and what challenges the still-emerging field of gender medicine faces.
Multiple myeloma: What are the benefits of a further stem cell transplant?
New hope for multiple myeloma patients: a study reveals surprising benefits of repeat blood stem cell transplants over new drugs.
Stem cell transplant: Bicarbonate strengthens immune cells
Sodium bicarbonate neutralised the harmful effect of lactic acid on T cells, transforming them into effective fighters against tumour cells.
Through the bloodstream with a fishhook
A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has developed a device that makes it possible to reach blood vessels with particularly complex shapes and extremely thin walls. The researchers hope that the system will, in future, enable the treatment of hard-to-reach brain tumours.