Dr. Niklas Klümper, resident at the Clinic for Urology and working group leader at the Institute for Experimental Oncology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), is investigating which patients with metastatic bladder cancer benefit from a new oncological form of therapy—antibody-drug conjugates—in order to be able to use these promising drugs efficiently. His new findings were published this December in […]

Many people have heard of varicose veins before. But it’s not just the leg veins that can become twisted, enlarged, and feel achy or itchy. Any vein can become varicose, including veins in the scrotum. About 30% of men have enlarged and twisted veins in their scrotums. These are called varicoceles. They develop when blood pools in the veins instead […]

Written by Charley Ross Using three simple steps to reframe stressful thoughts could help you manage them better – whatever the time of year.  The end of another year brings with it a mixture of feelings, and for some of us it brings stress and anxiety.  This can come in the aftermath of pressure and grief brought about or exacerbated […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – Countries are imposing or considering imposing curbs on travellers from China amid a COVID-19 surge there after authorities relaxed “zero-COVID” rules. They cite a lack of information from China on variants and are concerned about a wave of infections. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data and said it expects future mutations to be potentially more […]

Between the time you read the Wi-Fi password off the café’s menu board and the time you can get back to your laptop to enter it, you have to hold it in mind. If you’ve ever wondered how your brain does that, you are asking a question about working memory that has researchers have strived for decades to explain. Now […]

Despite elves who report back to Santa — and the threat of Santa seeing you even “when you’re sleeping” — kids will still be kids, even at Christmas. That means they are probably going to act up because (duh!) because it’s impossible to be good all the time. But instead of showing a little grace, this one dad on Reddit […]

The oral antibiotic linezolid does not increase risk for serotonin syndrome in patients taking antidepressants, new research suggests ― contradicting a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2020 warning. Results from a study that included more than 1100 patients who were prescribed linezolid, about 20% of whom were also taking antidepressants, showed that serotonin syndrome occurred in fewer than 0.5% […]

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A&E patients forced to wait 15 hours ON AVERAGE in parts of England as hospitals blame flu, Covid and a lack of beds for ‘unprecedented’ pressure Several hospitals and ambulances services have been under pressure post-Xmas Demand has  seen patients stuck in A&E for an average of 15 hours to be seen  One ambulance service said about 500 patients were waiting […]

The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues. Now, researchers from Japan report a new way in which the immune system protects lung tissue from viral infections. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from […]