This content is machine translated Crateagus extract Not only cardioprotective, but also promotes cardiomyogenesis. On the background of evidence-based positive effects of hawthorn on cardiac muscles, the effect of a standardized special extract on cardiac progenitor cells was investigated in an in vitro study.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alzheimer's disease Unexpected partial success of clinical trial gives hope The active substance aducanumab was tested in two large phase III trials. Based on new positive efficacy data, the study program, which has been suspended in the meantime, will be continued.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Burn Wounds No time to lose is the motto! The risk of hypertrophic scars is higher in burn wounds the longer the healing process takes. Correct diagnostic assessment is the basis for adequate therapy. Whether second-degree burns should be…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Metastatic melanoma New approval from the field of molecular precision medicine The targeted combination therapy with encorafenib and binimetinib has recently become available in Switzerland for adults with non-resectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAFV600 mutation. The approval is based on the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic wounds The next chapter of modern treatment techniques New study results show that canisterless negative pressure wound therapy is superior to the traditional variant of vacuum therapy in terms of reduction of wound area, depth and volume in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke Gentle rehabilitation reduces subsequent disabilities Stroke treatment has improved in recent years to the point where survival rates are increasing. However, many patients do not fully recover functionally. Americans focus on endurance training in rehabilitation.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Streptococcus pneumoniae in chronic lung disease patients. Vaccinate against pneumococci can save lives Asthmatics and COPD sufferers are often easy prey for bacteria and viruses: Due to the underlying disease, the immune system of patients is usually less stable than that of healthy…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Biologics for psoriasis Head-to-head study delivers exciting results Interleukin-23 and interleukin-17A play an important role in the inflammatory process of plaque psoriasis. A comparison of two agents directed against these targets in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis led…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Anesthesia has no effect on recurrence risk One of the largest global studies showed that the risk of recurrence after curative breast cancer surgery was not reduced by regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia with opioids. These…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis The latest generation of biologics is characterized by high “drug survival Psoriasis is nowadays well treatable by molecular therapies. Biologics enable optimized response rates. Compared to earlier representatives, new drugs of this substance class are characterized by sustained overlasting effects. This…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Lymph node swelling Benign hyperplasia or serious systemic disease? A search for traces… Periodic, very painful and extensive lymph node swelling may also indicate a rare Castleman’s disease. The multicentric form is a serious systemic disease that is not easily diagnosed.
