This content is machine translated Brain tumors The role of liquid biopsy: Better results through AI? Despite a considerable increase in publications in recent years, liquid biopsy is not yet routinely used in cancer diagnostics and tumor monitoring. In contrast to direct biopsies, liquid biopsies use…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated TYK2 inhibition in psoriasis What’s new? The JAK-STAT pathway mediates a variety of proinflammatory responses through Janus kinases (JAK)1-3 andtyrosine kinase-2 (TYK2).Deucravacitinib selectively inhibits TYK2 and was shown to be effective and safe in patients with…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Obesity therapy Why lifestyle modification alone is not effective According to current understanding, obesity is considered a multifactorial chronic disease. The overriding goals of treatment are to improve the general state of health and weight-associated diseases or risk factors.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Clinical oncology Innovation meets clinic – treatment approaches for a better outcome The world’s largest and most important congress of clinical oncology took place in Chicago at the beginning of June. The latest data from current studies and innovations in cancer research…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Antiretroviral therapy for HIV Holistic management with a view to comorbidities Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has developed enormously over the last 40 years. Data from the “Swiss HIV Cohort Study” show that the life expectancy of HIV patients today hardly differs from…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare and genetic skin diseases “Think out of the box” Rare diseases in Switzerland are defined by a prevalence of less than 1:2000**. There are over 1000 recognized rare skin diseases in dermatology. The “RareSkinCH” network connects reference centers and…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated IBD matters - clinical studies Differences in design and their significance for interpretation What study phases does a new active substance go through before it reaches clinical practice? What differences are there in the designs of clinical trials? Which aspects are important for… CME-Test
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Cardiorenal syndrome Cross-talk between heart and kidney Cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) encompass a spectrum of clinical entities that affect both the heart and the kidneys and in which acute or chronic organ dysfunction of one of the two… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated IL-23-i for psoriasis Real-world studies with a focus on PROs Individual therapy goals are playing an increasingly important role in the modern, guideline-oriented treatment of psoriasis. In this context, real-world studies with biologics often not only record the reduction in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy in childhood Modern therapy management is more than just seizure control Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome are rare and severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathies with onset in infancy or early childhood. In addition to the seizures, comorbidities often occur, which represent…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated In vitro study on Pelargonium sidoides Accelerated regeneration of epithelial cells after rhinovirus infection A further laboratory study on human epithelial cells underpins the antiviral potential of a Pelargonium special extract. Fang et al. were able to show that in human airway epithelial cells…
