This content is machine translated Voice frequency modulation Alexa, am I getting Parkinson’s? Various disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease are expected in the coming years, but it is already known: These therapies probably only have the potential to halt the progression of the…
View Post 27 min This content is machine translated Schizophrenia Partial D2 dopamine agonists: pharmacology and clinical significance. Schizophrenia is characterized, among other things, by dopaminergic dysregulation. All antipsychotics approved for their treatment are antagonists of dopamine receptors, particularly D2 and D3 receptors. The three partial D2 dopamine… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Personalized PsA therapy Psoriatic arthritis criterion-guided treatment An overarching principle for therapy selection in psoriatic arthritis is shared decision making with patients. The GRAPPA recommendations propose an individualized treatment approach that takes into account the predominant disease…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chemo in hospice? Systems therapies for metastatic NSCLC in poor general health. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the cancer with the highest mortality worldwide, with two-thirds of cases detected only at locally advanced or metastatic stages. Unfortunately, recommendations for patients with… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Diroximelfumarate impresses with improved gastrointestinal tolerability [1,2] Diroximel fumarate/DRF is a novel oral fumarate for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) that was granted health insurance approval in Switzerland on November 1, 2021, and has been available…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Arterial hypertension Treatment in elderly and frail patients – a challenge Treatment of arterial hypertension in elderly and frail patients presents challenges at many levels. Because they tend to be at increased risk for adverse effects, medication should be started cautiously.… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lung cancer New approach to predicting the response of immunotherapies At Tübingen University Hospital, a preclinical study led by Dr. Clemens Hinterleitner and Prof. Dr. Lars Zender, Medical Director of Medical Oncology and Pneumology, led to extremely promising results. The…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Glimmer of hope in the pandemic Protein ZAP inhibits proliferation of SARS-CoV-2 by 20-fold Scientists at the Würzburg-based Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig demonstrate for the first time how ZAP, a protein…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Iron deficiency Classify laboratory parameters correctly Iron is a trace element that is mainly involved in oxygen transport and blood formation in the body. Both iron deficiency and iron excess can severely disrupt the organism and…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Throat infection Acute tonsillopharyngitis Upper respiratory tract infections are a common reason for consultation in family practice. Although the recommendation not to prescribe antibiotics for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections made Smarter Medicine’s top 5… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Primary hyperaldosteronism Therapy-resistant hypertension: clarify for Conn syndrome! If high blood pressure cannot be adequately controlled despite antihypertensive drugs, this may be due to undetected hormonal causes. Hypertension due to primary hyperaldosteronism, also known as “Conn syndrome,” is…
