now there is hope. The combination of two drugs triples the survival time of patients with newly diagnosed AML. This was the result of an international clinical study with the participation of Professor [...] clinical trial, the researchers were now also able to demonstrate this effect in humans who had newly diagnosed AML with gene alterations in the IDH1 enzyme. "We were surprised that the effect was so strong,"

other diseases. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal cord is a good method of diagnosing and monitoring MS. However, until now there have been great differences in how MRI diagnostics [...] time," says Professor Wattjes. The precise instructions should now enable doctors to make better diagnoses, to individually and specifically monitor the effect of drugs against MS and to make reliable prognoses

one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,000 new HCC diagnoses per year, and almost 8,000 people affected do not survive the disease. Before the tumour develops [...] improved. Treatment in specialised centres recommended One problem remains that liver cancer is often diagnosed late because of its non-specific symptoms. "There is a lack of biomarkers with which we can not

results of the study are published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Difficult to diagnose "PCD is a severe disease that severely limits life," says Dr. Ringshausen, head of the special [...] physician. It is not uncommon for patients to suffer for a long time before the disease is even clearly diagnosed. PCD manifests itself differently depending on age - in children, it is more likely to cause ear

examination is now covered by statutory health insurance. For a whole-body MRI examination, people diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni syndrome can contact the team of Professor Dr. Christian Kratz, Director of the

this difference persists after transplant." Vascular stiffness is a medical characteristic used to diagnose the progression of cardiovascular disease. The researchers and doctors are publishing their findings

variants were analysed. "73 families fulfilled the criteria for an LFS. In 21 families we were able to diagnose an attenuated LFS. According to previously used LFS test criteria, the diagnosis would not have

apply IT solutions. This knowledge is intended to optimise the prevention of diseases, precise diagnoses as well as treatment and therapy decisions. "We are pleased to now be able to start the study programme

not at all. As the symptoms are mostly unspecific, the disease progresses in secret and is only diagnosed when the stage of liver cirrhosis or liver cell cancer is reached. In order to detect and treat

prevents cancer cells from growing. The combination of the two drugs improved survival in people newly diagnosed with AML that had gene alterations in the IDH1 enzyme. However, the standard treatment is currently