24.11.2021 In order to detect and research diseases, it is important to look inside the body. For this purpose, there are various imaging methods – from ultrasound examinations to X-rays and computer
23.11.2021 Three scientists from Hannover Medical School are among the most frequently cited researchers in the world: Professor Dr. Michael Manns, Professor Dr. Thomas Werfel and Professor Dr. Thomas
05.11.2021 A research team from the University of Lübeck, Hannover Medical School (MHH), CSSB Hamburg and the RESIST Cluster of Excellence has found a possible new starting point for the therapy of di
27.10.2021 Cervical cancer is one of the most common diseases of the female reproductive organs. Human papilloma viruses, HPV for short, are almost always responsible for cervical cancer and the corre
22.10.2021 When chemotherapy does not help a leukemia patient, stem cell transplantation is the last resort. In this case, the diseased bone marrow is usually replaced by healthy cells from a suitable
13.10.2021 Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver inflammation that is triggered by an immunological malfunction. In this case, the immune system falsely recognises the patient's own liver cell
29.10.2021 Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is associated with a dramatically increased lifelong risk of a broad spectrum of cancers and is caused by pathogenic variants in the TP53 gene. A definition refle
14.10.2021 Heart failure or cardiac insufficiency is one of the most common causes of death in Germany and is caused by heart attacks, high blood pressure or heart valve defects. The heart is then no
19.10.2021 Lymphocytes belong to the white blood cells. They consist of several subgroups with different tasks in immune defence. Which and how many lymphocytes are in the blood provides information a