This content is machine translated Diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy How risky are SGLT2i and GLP1-RA? Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) play an important role in diabetes therapy. However, their effect on diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy is not clear.…
View Post 27 min This content is machine translated Uveal melanoma Development of a CAR T-cell therapy for uveal melanoma T cells that are endowed with tumor specificity through the expression of a chimeric antigen recept or (CAR) are becoming increasingly important. They are already increasingly being used in adoptive… CME-Test
View Post 27 min This content is machine translated Uveal melanoma Development of a CAR T-cell therapy for uveal melanoma T cells that are endowed with tumor specificity through the expression of a chimeric antigen recept or (CAR) are becoming increasingly important. They are already increasingly being used in adoptive… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myasthenia gravis Something is happening in the treatment management of autoimmune diseases Myasthenia gravis (or myasthenia for short) is a rare disease in which the immune system turns against its own body. Autoantibodies disrupt the transmission of impulses at the interface between…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Varicella zoster virus Swiss vaccination recommendations for primary and secondary prophylaxis The FOPH and the Federal Commission on Vaccination recommend vaccination against herpes zoster with the adjuvanted subunit vaccine for healthy people aged 65 and over and for patients with immunodeficiency…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated First eye transplant in the USA Restoration of visual function nevertheless unrealistic A team of surgeons in New York has performed what they claim is the world’s first complete eye transplant. The German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) congratulates him on this surgical achievement…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated RESEARCH Development of a retina-like biochip An international team led by Jülich researcher Francesca Santoro has developed an intelligent biochip that mimics the retina of the eye. The team hopes to use this and similar bioelectronics…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases The Alagille syndrome This rare genetic disorder is associated with multiple symptoms of multiple organ systems, particularly affecting the liver and heart. The cause is a mutation on chromosome 1 or 20. The…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Current diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 – an update. Also known as “von Recklinghausen disease,” neurofibromatosis type 1 is a rare genetic multi-organ disease. A common feature of neurofibromatosis type 1 that can be diagnosed early in its course…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Retinal dystrophy due to RPE65 mutation Gene therapy drug improves vision There are a variety of different mutations that can underlie hereditary retinal dystrophy. Thanks to the development of modern molecular genetic testing methods, the genetic cause can nowadays be identified…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetic retinopathy Early detection increases chances of treatment Funduscopy and further diagnostic procedures can detect diabetic retinopathy at an early stage. Today, innovative treatment options exist that can slow further progression. Diabetics should be examined ophthalmologically at regular…
