Bye, bye hypertension pills? If the Medical University Hanover gets its way, the concert of anti-hypertensive therapies will at least turn a bit more polyphonic. Experts there are testing now the first pacemaker against too high blood pressure. A large vaccination study runs parallel to it. by Philipp Graetzel more...
A small cut for him, a large step for mankind? In Africa the scalpel on the preputium saves millions of lives. What helps there against HIV infections causes hot debates in Germany: esthetic infection protection or genital mutilation? by Dr. Erich Lederer more...
German researchers have developed an analysis method which might – a few years down the road - help detecting infections and cancer in breathing air. During this non-invasive procedure, the patient just blows into a small tube. The measuring device supplies the result just a few minutes later. by Dr. Thorsten Braun more...
One percent of the infants in the Western world are born with a valve vitium in the form of a stenosis or insufficiency. Since the frequently needed replacement valves do not grow with the child, they have to be replaced several times until the patient reaches adulthood. By means of tissue-engineering those surgeries might become superfluous. by Karin Bäck more...
