This content is machine translated Pathophysiology, cardiovascular consequences and metabolic interventions Obesity accelerates cardiovascular ageing Obesity and demographic ageing are two global megatrends that overlap in a particularly unfavorable way in the cardiovascular system. Both factors independently increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but also...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Hernia turns out to be a 25 cm long Meckel’s diverticulum Meckel’s diverticulum is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal system with an estimated prevalence of about 2% in the general population. Although it often remains asymptomatic,...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Side effects under opioid therapy Is it possible to avoid the inevitable? Opioid analgesics are an essential tool for the relief of cancer-related pain. However, in addition to their undeniable therapeutic value, opioids are associated with a number of predictable side effects...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – pulmonary hamartomas Benign tumors of the lung can be epithelial, mesenchymal or embryonal in nature. Hamartomas are among the most common benign lung tumors. As they are usually asymptomatic, they are mostly...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phobia Propranolol and spider phobia: the time window is crucial A new study on spider phobia shows that propranolol only works in the long term if those affected re-encounter the fear-inducing stimulus early on. This brings reconsolidation into sharper focus...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Severe acute pancreatitis COX-2 inhibition alleviates inflammation and improves outcomes Severe acute pancreatitis represents a persistent therapeutic challenge due to its unpredictable course and the lack of targeted pharmacological options. Despite improved supportive care, mortality remains high, especially in cases...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Renal cell carcinoma In the early stages, it is often an incidental finding, as symptoms usually only manifest themselves at a later stage. Nowadays, ultrasound, CT and MRI are the main imaging techniques...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronically active MS lesions New paradigm in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis Focal chronic active lesions (CALs) play a key role in the increase in MS disability, which is due to smoldering neuroinflammation in the central nervous system. This inflammation, often behind...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eosinophilic esophagitis EoE rarely occurs in isolation Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is still inadequately treated in terms of its association with other type 2 inflammatory diseases (T2). Italian researchers attempted to close this gap. Their conclusion: In EoE...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Sleep disorder Sleep medicine in transition: new goals and a reassessment of old hypnotics Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders (SCRDs) often occur as early comorbidities in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), often decades before typical symptoms appear. Sleep...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ginkgo biloba extract in the Alzheimer's mouse model Effects on disease-associated microglia subpopulations During the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, microglial cells located in the vicinity of plaques become overactivated and release cytotoxic mediators such as TNFα. In an animal study published in 2025,...…
